Aug. 3, 2020 4:55a
(WGTD)---Kenosha firefighters rescued two people via ladder from a burning apartment on the city's west side near Pick 'n' Save Sunday night. No one was injured, but 16 residents of the two-story building were displaced.
The fire began on a balcony at 7213 57th Ave. It spread to two apartments, then got into the attic., according to Fire Chief Charles Leipzig.
Damage was estimated at between $150,00 and $200,000.
In addition to a pair of residents, firefighters brought down a dog, two cats and one bird in its cage.
The call came in just before 9. A next door neighbor alerted the sleeping tenants in the apartment where the fire began.
Mutual aid was requested from both Bristol and Pleasant Prairie.
The cause remains under investigation. No one was hurt.
In Racine late Sunday night, firefighters responded to a report of an electrical smell at 915 11th St. and an activated smoke alarm.
They found smoke in a basement work room and quickly extinguished a small fire. Damage was limited to the basement..
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