Two lizards and two tortoises were rescued from a house fire Sunday, the Racine Fire Department has reported.
The fire was reported on the 2000 block of Jay Eye See Avenue. When Engine 5, the first of five four engines to arrive, arrived, heavy smoke and fire were immediately seen.
The fire appeared to be mostly on the outside of the home and the crew from Engine 5 began fighting it from behind the home. When other crews arrived — eventually all including engines 1, 2 and 6; truck 1; quint 4; MED 4; and battalion 1 — they entered the home.
A woman had already exited the home by the time firefighters arrived.
Inside, a bearded dragon, chameleon and two tortoises were found by firefighters and removed "with concern for smoke related injuries," according to an RFD news release. "All appeared to be in good shape and are expected survive."