WAUWATOSA, Wis. — One person was injured after a vehicle fire broke out inside a parking structure on the Froedtert Hospital campus on Wednesday, involving nine vehicles.
The fire broke out around 12:30 p.m. after Wauwatosa police said an 88-year-old New Berlin man drove into the parking structure after initially crashing through a construction area outside the parking structure, which damaged his car’s gasoline tank.
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Police said as the man drove into the parking structure, his car’s gasoline ignited, starting the fire and leading to the vehicle becoming fully engulfed. The fire then spread and damaged a total of nine cars.
According to police, the man got out of the vehicle and received treatment for his injuries at the hospital.
The fire was quickly extinguished by the Wauwatosa Fire Department while crews searched the parking structure for visitors and staff.
Police said the parking structure has been assessed and determined to be safe for vehicles to exit.
Security personnel are on-site to help people exit the parking structure, and the parking structure is closed to arriving vehicles while authorities further assess and investigate the incident.
Police are asking the public to avoid the area of North 92nd Street and West Doyne Avenue to allow security personnel and investigators to assess the damage.
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