This probably wasn't the fire that the Brewers were looking for to ignite their playoff hopes.
Right-hander Ben Sheets had to exit his Downtown home around 5:30 p.m. Monday when a small kitchen fire in a unit close to his brought the Milwaukee Fire Department to the scene.
According to several witnesses, the high-rise home that Sheets owns on the Milwaukee River in the heart of Downtown Milwaukee (I'm withholding the exact address) was subjected to possible minor smoke and water damage after a kitchen fire in one of the building's other units.
Several owners and their kids had to evacuate as officials snuffed out the flames and turned off alarms. Sheets, dressed in a hoodie and jeans, hung out with the crowd but soon headed to Mo's, A Place for Steaks, a nearby steakhouse.
The Brewers are off tonight, so Sheets was home at the time of the fire.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
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