A man in Racine was sent to the hospital after a house fire Saturday morning, July 30.
Firefighters say it could have been much worse. The man was rescued before first responders arrived. "My upstairs neighbor was on top of the roof yelling fire, and there was a bunch of smoke coming out of the windows," said Nicole Evans.
Evans lives on the first floor of the duplex that caught fire. It happened near 21st and Case around 7:15 a.m.
"I started banging on the door because my daughter was in the house," she said. After calling 911, Evans realized her neighbor was still on the upstairs balcony. The only reason the man was able to get down was because of neighbors who live down the street.