While battling an intentionally set fire Friday afternoon inside a city-owned abandoned building at 1801 Mead St., one Racine firefighter fell through rotten floorboards but reported they were uninjured, according to a report from the Racine Fire Department.
In a release, the Racine Fire Department said “Owners of vacant properties are reminded to take appropriate safeguards to prevent trespassers from entering.” After the fire, which caused around $1,000 worth of damage, the building was left “uninhabitable,” according to the initial investigation.
According to the RFD, 21 firefighters from four stations responded to the fire, which was called in at around 6 p.m. Friday and extinguished half an hour later.