RACINE, Wis. — Firefighters with the Racine Fire Department (RFD) were dispatched to nearly back-to-back fires within the city’s limits Wednesday and Thursday. The fires, which took place on Dr. Martin Luther King Drive and High Street, were both identified as structure fires to multi-story residences, according to press releases by the Racine Fire Department. […]
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Home uninhabitable after Election Day fire, $150K in damages, no injuries
RACINE — A single-family home is uninhabitable after a fire on Election Day, but no one was injured. According to a press release from the Racine Fire Department, crews responded at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, to a home in the 900 block of Wisconsin Avenue for reports of a fire. An off-duty department captain […]
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Structure fire in vacant building leaves $25K in damages, none injured
RACINE — The cause of a Monday afternoon structure fire to a vacant building under construction remains under investigation. Lt. Michael Moss of the Racine Fire Department said Tuesday the cause currently is listed as “undetermined,” while investigators continue to piece things together. Structure fire on High Street According to a press release, Fire Department […]
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Fire causes $175K damage to Caledonia home
CALEDONIA – An early morning fire caused an estimated $175,000 in damages to a home and injured a Caledonia firefighter on Friday. The Caledonia Fire Department was called to the home at 5617 Eagle Point Drive at 1:10 a.m. The home’s occupants reported that the fire alarms were sounding and flames could be seen at […]
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Structure Fire Sunday night injures 3 in Kenosha
KENOSHA COUNTY – A Sunday evening structure fire in the town of Wheatland left three wounded, but no lives lost. At 8:07 p.m., multiple Fire and Rescue departments and Kenosha County Deputies responded to a report of a barn that was on fire in the 6800 block of 317th Avenue. The horses that were in […]
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Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Apartment Building Fire Causes $90,000 in Damages
RACINE – Racine firefighters were called at 10 p.m. Friday to the 3300 block of Kearney Avenue for a report of a structure fire. Working smoke alarms alerted residents of the fire that caused $90,000 in damages. When crews arrived, they saw fire and smoke at the front entrance of the building that extended into […]
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Caledonia Fire Department dispatched for mid-morning fire
Fire Chief Jeff Henningfeld directs the first engine – The Caledonia Fire Department was dispatched this morning around 10 a.m. to a structure fire on 7 1/2 Mile Road by County Highway V. Fire Chief Jeff Henningfeld was on the scene directing the first engine to arrive. About an hour later, the CFD reported that […]
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Southside Structure Fire Causes $73,000 in Damages
An early morning structure fire on the south side of Racine caused around $73,000 in damages to both the building itself and its contents. Structure Fire Report The Racine Fire Department responded at 12:40 a.m. Friday to a report of a structure fire at a boarded-up warehouse in the 1400 block of Junction Avenue. Battling […]
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Early Morning Structure Fire Causes $31K in Damages
RACINE – Early this morning at 1:21 a.m., Racine Fire Department responded to a structure fire on the 1000 block of Birch Street. Fire crews arrived to find the back exterior of a single-family home engulfed in flames. The home was unoccupied. Engines 1 and 2 blasted the blaze, gaining control over it in just […]
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Racine Fire Department Investigates Structure Fire
RACINE- A structure fire in a vacant building injured one and caused about $46,000 worth of damage, authorities said. Racine Fire Department firefighters responded to a reported fire in the 1300 block of South Memorial Drive early Saturday morning to find a house engulfed in flames, according to a press release. On arrival, firefighters met a man […]