OnMilwaukee.com's eyes on the street report that there is a fire at the Mandel Group's The North End condo development, 1531 N. Water St., along the Milwaukee River.

Water Street is closed from Pleasant to Lyon as a dozen or so fire tracks battle what is described by an eyewitness as an internal fire at the building, where demolition recently began.

White smoke can be seen rising from the structure, a former tannery, which will be cleared to make way for the new condo development construction.

UPDATE:

"The small fire that occured at The North End demolition site this morning was quickly contained in less than 15 minutes, with no resulting injuries or damage," spokewoman Marie Maas said later. "It will not have any impact the demolition/construction schedule for the project."