Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski apologized to the family of a deceased woman Tuesday after her body was found in a burned-out vehicle after it was removed from a fire scene Sunday.
A fire involving the vehicle and a building on the 6800 block of North 76th Street was contained before a tow truck moved the vehicle to a city tow lot.
That is where an attendant found the body of a 21-year-old woman in the vehicle, according to Fox6Now.
"I want it to ring very clear that a search of a recently extinguished vehicle is our responsibility, and we failed to uphold that standard in this situation," Lipski said in a press conference.
"On behalf of the Milwaukee Fire Department, I am so very sorry for the additional pain this has caused the family, beyond already dealing with this horribly tragic situation," the chief added.
