In a fire safety wake-up call for Racine residents, a garage fire broke out at 1720 Quincy Ave. on Saturday morning, causing an estimated $25,000 in damage. The Racine Fire Department was quick to respond, effectively controlling the blaze that was likely ignited by a stray ember from a homemade fire pit.
The Racine Fire Department received a call at 8:26 a.m. about a possible garage fire.
Before even arriving at the scene, the command car declared a working fire due to the volume of smoke visible from several blocks away. Quint 4, the first suppression fire apparatus on the scene, encountered a garage overtaken by flames.
According to Lt. Joe Larson, a fast attack was initiated and the fire was controlled within 15 minutes of the first units arriving.