Apartment Building, Residential Racine, WI – Apartment fire started by unattended candle contained by sprinkler system September 26, 2017 viking210 A sprinkler system is credited with containing a fire in a bedroom in an apartment Thursday morning, city fire officials said. Racine firefighters were dispatched at 8:53 a.m. to the Regency West Apartments, 2218 Loni Lane, for a report of a fire alarm. Fire crews, with the assistance of building maintenance, gained access to an apartment, where firefighters discovered that the sprinkler system had contained the blaze. Fire officials said the occupants were not home at the time of the fire and no one was injured. An unattended candle was found that occupants admitted they had forgotten about, fire officials said. Damage is estimated at $4,000 and the three occupants of the apartment were reported to be working with Red Cross for housing arrangements. Racine police assisted at the scene.
