Child playing with cigarette lighter causes fire in Racine

  • Source: WITI Fox Channel 6
  • Published: 10/15/2018 04:44 AM

The Racine Fire Department was called out to a possible structure fire near Green Street and 3 Mile Road Sunday night, Oct. 14. People inside were able to extinguish most of the bedroom fire before fire crews arrived. So when firefighters got to the scene just after 7 p.m., they cooled down the area of the bedroom closet where the fire started. According to fire officials, the cause of the fire was a child was playing with a cigarette lighter. No one was injured. Fire damage was contained to the closet and bedroom.



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