RACINE, WI – No one was injured in a house fire that started just after midnight Monday at 915 11th St. Pamela Vanderlaan, the homeowner, woke up to the sound of her smoke alarm going off. After she smelled an electrical smell in a basement workroom., she reported the fire at 12:19 a.m., according to […]
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Fire causes damage to Racine home
RACINE, WI – A fire, caused by burning yard waste, caused an estimated $5,000 damage to a house in the 300 Block of Merrie Lane on Monday afternoon, according to the Racine Fire Department. Firefighters were called to 352 Merrie Lane at 12:42 p.m. to extinguish a fire on the exterior of the house. The […]
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Fire at vacant home set intentionally
RACINE, WI – A vacant home owned by the Racine Revitalization Partnership was intentionally set on fire at 3:15 a.m. Saturday morning. Someone threw an incendiary device through a window of a home located at 1315 Grand Avenue, which caused a fire on the first floor, according to a press release by the Racine Fire […]
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Family displaced, dog rescued in Racine fire
RACINE, WI – One person was injured in a house fire that happened at 10:47 p.m. Thursday at 2060 Deane Blvd. A woman was treated at the scene, but she refused care, according to a press release by the Racine Fire Department. The fire broke out just before 11 p.m. When fire and rescue personnel […]
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Deputy Set To Receive A Citation From Sheriff Schmaling and Speaker Vos
On March 18, 2019, the Racine County Communications Center took a call of a house fire located at 1220 13th Avenue, in the Village of Union Grove. Deputy Eric Schneider, along with other Racine County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival Deputy Schneider witnessed flames, heat, and billowing smoke coming out […]
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Fire causes $30,000 to Park Avenue home
No one was injured in a house fire that happened Thursday afternoon at a residence located at 1134 Park Ave. Fire crews from the Racine Fire Department responded to the home at 12:59 p.m., according to a press release by the Racine Fire Department. The owner — Joseph C. Coe — was home inside his […]
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New Year’s Day fire displaces two families and a bearded dragon
Racine Fire Department units responded New Year’s Day to a fire at 1733 Grange Ave. (lower) for a report of a structure fire. The call came just before noon. Heavy fire was showing from ground floor windows on two sides of the two-family home. An elderly woman and her adult son escaped from the first […]
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RFD: House fire put out quickly; space heater seen as probable cause
Racine Fire Department was dispatched shortly after 5 p.m. Friday to a house fire at 1500-1/2 Erie Street. Firefighters forced entry to a second floor apartment and encountered moderate heat and heavy smoke conditions. The fire, which caused an estimated $35,000 in damage, was controlled and extinguished quickly, but not before a firefighter nearly fell […]
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Fire rips through unoccupied home, cause being investigated
No one was injured during a house fire that happened at 10:44 p.m. Thursday at 1922 16th St. The home, however, sustained about $100,000 in damage. It was unoccupied at the time of the fire, according to a press release by the Racine Fire Department. After seeing the blaze, numerous people called 911. Crews responded […]
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Fire in Vacant Home Under Investigation
A fire Thursday morning that caused $25,000 in damage in a vacant home is under investigation. Racine Fire Lt. Scott Sorce said in a written statement that crews were called at 8:16 a.m. Thursday to a home in the 1600 block of David Street for a report of fire and smoke showing. Firefighters arrived and […]
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House Fire Started By Fireworks
Caused by improper use of fireworks, a house fire started at 8:43 p.m. Monday night at 1554 Packard Ave. No one was injured during the fire, according to the Racine Fire Department. After the inside rear entrance to the home started on fire, firefighters from the Racine Fire Department found smoke and flames coming from […]
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Caledonia Police Save 2 Dogs
A Caledonia Police officer rescued two dogs after putting out fire at 8:01 p.m. Saturday at a residence at 5038 Charles St. When officer Chad Zoltak got to the scene he got the residents out of the house, and used his fire extinguisher to put out a kitchen fire at the home. But when he […]
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Small Fire Causes $6,000 in Damage
Residents of a home in the 5200 block of 16th Street were allowed to return to their home after Racine firefighters extinguished a small fire outside the house. The fire department was called at 10:54 p.m. Saturday for a fire at the exterior of the home. When crews arrived, they quickly extinguished the fire and […]