10-year-old boy perishes in Milwaukee fire

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Authorities in Milwaukee are investigating what started a fire that killed a 10-year-old boy.

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s office said the boy died in the fire on Friday night. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that police said in a news release that the fire was reported about 10 p.m. at a residence on the city’s northwest side.

Other occupants in the residence were treated at a hospital for smoke inhalation, police said.