At 7:11 p.m., the Department of Public Safety was the first to arrive on scene of the fire in the 900 block of North 20th Street. ,”A student was taken to an area hospital after jumping from a second story window to escape a house fire this evening, according to Milwaukee Fire Department officials.

At 7:11 p.m., the Department of Public Safety was the first to arrive on scene of the fire in the 900 block of North 20th Street.

The Milwaukee Fire Department was contacted immediately, according to Brigid O'Brien Miller, director of university communication.

According to MFD First Battalion Chief Randall Zingler, the burning building housed four people, whose names were not released.

Miller said three of the four are believed to be Marquette students.

"There was only one occupant in the home when the fire started," Zingler said. "He (a Marquette student) was sleeping in the second story in the front of the house."

According to Zingler, the student awoke after hearing the first floor front windows break.

Zingler said the student jumped out of the second story window.

"He did not appear to suffer injuries from the jump," Zingler said. "He did suffer from smoke inhalation and was taken to an area hospital."

Erin Dugan, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, heard the sirens of fire trucks slow down by her home in the 1900 block of West Kilbourn Avenue.

"The whole house was engulfed in flames," Dugan said. "It was like something you would see in the movies."

Eight fire trucks, one medical unit and two battalion chiefs responded to the one alarm fire.

"We called additional units because at one point we thought the fire might spread," Zingler said. "The fire never spread and was under control in approximately 15 minutes."

The weather did not play a role in the fire, other than the icy conditions that emergency workers experienced, he said.

According to Miller, the Office of Residence Life has offered to give the four people a place to stay for the night.

Members of the American Red Cross were seen handing out blankets.

University Ministry also responded to the fire, according to Miller.

The fire department does not yet know the immediate cause of fire and an investigation will be conducted.

"Firefighters did not hear smoke detectors while inside," Zingler said.

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