Alligator recovered from Milwaukee house fire

MILWAUKEE WISN An alligator was recovered from the basement of a house on th and Scott streets in Milwaukee on June after a fire damaged the building The Milwaukee Fire Department mentioned firefighters were dispatched just after p m after receiving reports of downed wires The fire department eventually upgraded the scene from a full assignment to a second alarm Fire could be seen coming from the rear of the two and a half story house once crews arrived Nobody was inside the house at the time of the fire but the alligator was ascertained in the basement once it was put out No firefighters were injured as well according to the Milwaukee Fire Department MADACC was called for the alligator The fire department reported the cause of the fire is still being investigated