Overview
- Emergency crews responded after a barn roof collapsed Monday morning near Range Line Road and County Line Road in Mequon.
- Officials confirmed people were inside when the structure failed during roof refinishing work reported by WISN’s News Chopper 12.
- Injury counts remain unconfirmed, with scanner traffic reporting five to six hurt and three initially trapped, and reporters seeing at least one person taken by ambulance.
- Milwaukee’s Heavy Urban Rescue Team, which handles complex structural collapses, was dispatched as crews secured the area and searched the debris.
- Investigators photographed and documented the site to determine why the roof gave way, and local fire and police have not issued a public statement.