Dropped incense stick blamed for Racine fire that causes $60K in damage

  • Source: Racine Journal Times
  • Published: 12/12/2018 04:50 PM

Seven people in a multi-family home had to be evacuated Wednesday morning after a dropped incense stick resulted in a fire, which caused an estimated $60,000 of damage, according to the Racine Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched at 10:05 a.m. to the residence in the 3200 block of 17th Street after a resident called 911 after attempting to extinguish a fire that had spread to the nearby bedding. A fire official reported that the blaze was contained to a second-floor bedroom and quickly extinguished. A resident admitted to having dropped an incense stick that ignited the blaze, fire officials said.



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