KENOSHA — A car and home caught fire after an intoxicated driver struck a house near 60th Street and Pershing Boulevard in Kenosha on Aug. 26. Deputy Joseph Thomas with the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department responded to the call for service around 3 a.m. on the day of the incident. According to the department, the […]
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Fiery crash closes Green Bay Road Tuesday afternoon
MOUNT PLEASANT — At 2:44 p.m. on Tuesday, Mount Pleasant Police Officers responded to a call for a multi-car collision while a school bus was unloading children. The school bus was not directly involved in the crash, but was the reason vehicles were stopping at that time. The accident occurred on the southbound side of […]
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Fire Damages Parked Vehicle
RACINE – Fire caused an estimated $3,000 damage to a vehicle parked near a structure in the 3600 block of Douglas Avenue Thursday evening. The Racine Fire Department responded just before 7 p.m. The vehicle owner put out the fire with an extinguisher just before firefighters arrived. Firefighters used a thermal imaging camera to check […]
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Car Damaged in Monday Morning Fire
RACINE – A fire of undetermined origin heavily damaged a car at Coronada Drive early Monday. The Racine Fire Department was called about 1:39 a.m. Monday to 917 Coronada Drive on a report of a vehicle that was fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze that caused an estimated $7,000 damage to an […]
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Vehicle Owner Sought After Car Fire On Olive Street
Firefighters from the Racine Fire Department are looking for the owner of a car that was on fire in the 2700 block of Olive St. at 10:34 a.m. Tuesday. A passerby called 911 after they saw that a car was on fire. The crew from Engine 5 responded and put out the fire. They searched […]
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Driver Uninjured After Car Starts on Fire
The driver of a vehicle that started on fire Friday was uninjured, and the cause of the incident is under investigation. Racine Fire Department Lt. Scott Sorce in a written release said crews were called at 2:46 p.m. to the corner of Graceland Boulevard and Ohio Street for a report of a vehicle fire. When […]
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Electrical Problem Probable Source For Car Fire
The Racine Fire Department also put out a car fire that happened in the parking lot at Save A Lot, 1500 State St., Saturday morning. Jeff Perkins, division chief for the Racine Fire Department, said the car owner had plugged his computer into a cigarette adapter to charge it when he heard popping and cracking noises. […]
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Cause Of Car Fire Unknown
Racine firefighters put out a car fire that started in the 300 block of State St. under the bridge Sunday morning. No one was injured. A person walking by noticed the car filling up with smoke and called 911 at 7:58 a.m. Michael Brooks, the owner of the car, was there at time. He told […]
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Update: Monday Garage Fire Causes $96,000 in Damages
**Updated 8:30 p.m. At least one person is homeless after a Monday afternoon fire in their garage. The Racine Fire Department Monday at 4:35 p.m. Monday afternoon responded to calls about a fire in a condominium complex near the Horlick Dam. Racine Fire Lt. Michael Moss said in a written release that the fire started […]