‘It’s gross and disappointing’: Brady Street chaos includes large brawl, group climbing fire truck [Video]

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Bar owners in one of this city’s most popular nightlife neighborhoods are calling for changes after a chaotic Saturday night. Videos circulating social media showed a group of young people mounting a fire truck while others used patio furniture as weapons in a brawl.

While Brady Street had an official Halloween celebration Saturday night, business owners said they suspected the outbursts of chaos had little to do with those festivities. Multiple bar owners, asking to be kept anonymous out of concerns over possible retaliation, said Monday conditions have worsened this year on Brady Street.

Those bar owners described previous instances of people bringing open alcohol containers into their businesses, refusing to make a purchase and then refusing to leave when asked to. However, they said Saturday night was more troubling than anything they’d seen.

Nick Hansen, who said he’s lived near Brady Street for the last …