Two families displaced after Saturday morning duplex fire in Racine
Two families were displaced after a fire on Saturday morning, Nov. 14, in a two-family home near Clairmont and Biscayne in Racine, with damage estimated at $35,000 and no injuries reported.
Two families were displaced after a fire Saturday morning, Nov. 14, in a duplex in Racine.
The Racine Fire Department responded around 9:19 a.m. to a report of fire coming from a bedroom near Clairmont and Biscayne. Crews arrived to find smoke coming from a second-floor window on the east side of the two-family home.
All residents got out safely, and no injuries were reported.
The home had heavy fire damage in the bedroom, along with smoke and water damage on the second floor. The second unit was not damaged by the fire. Property damage is estimated at $35,000, with another $12,000 in contents lost.
The cause is undetermined but does not appear to be suspicious. Racine police, WE Energies and the Red Cross assisted at the scene.
The fire department used the call to remind residents to install working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on each level of the home, ideally in every room.
