RACINE – A fire in a kitchen damaged a College Avenue apartment and displaced 10 residents Saturday morning. The Racine Fire Department was called to a six-unit apartment building at 800 College Avenue at about 9:07 a.m. Saturday. A Racine Police Department officer on patrol discovered the fire and immediately began evacuating residents. The fire […]
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Russet Street Duplex Fire Under Investigation
RACINE – Racine Fire Department (RFD) investigators are seeking information about a small fire that damaged the exterior of a duplex in the 2800 block of Russet Street early Wednesday. Firefighters were called to the duplex about 5 a.m. They quickly extinguished a small fire near building’s front entrance. All of the duplex’s 12 occupants […]
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Vehicle Destroyed in Victory Avenue Fire
RACINE – A Tuesday morning fire destroyed a vehicle and threatened a home at 4415 Victory Avenue. The Racine Fire Department was called to the scene about 9:10 a.m. The vehicle, parked within 5 feet of the home, was in flames. A team of 20 firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, which was confined to the […]
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Small Fire Results in Big Water Mess
RACINE – An automatic sprinkler, triggered by a wastebasket fire, caused extensive water damage to an apartment unit at 134 Main Street Wednesday evening. The Racine Fire Department was called to the residence at 10:18 p.m.by an automatic sprinkler system water flow alarm. The sprinkler head had extinguished an accidental wastebasket fire in Apartment 210. […]
