Milwaukee man in critical condition after kitchen fire

CREATED Jun. 30, 2012

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MILWAUKEE -  An elderly man is in critical condition, but lucky to be alive after his neighbor spotted smoke coming underneathe the door to his apartment and called 9-1-1.

Firefighters found a small kitchen fire which was in the process of putting itself out, and the man unconscious in his bedroom.

It happened around 2:30 Saturday afternoon at 520 N. 20th Street.

He was transported to St. Lukes Hospital.