Courtesy of Jose Neave
RACINE, Wis. - A car crashed into a house in Racine which caused a fire to break out on Thursday, Oct. 24.
The Racine Police Department said it happened just before 10 a.m. A car crashed into a home near 16th and Memorial, which hit a pole before hitting the house.
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A fire started within two minutes of the car crashing into the house. The house was eventually fully engulfed in flames.
Police said only the driver, a 31-year-old man, was in the car and suffered non-life threatening injuries. The house was abandoned and nobody was inside at the time of the crash.
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The cause of the crash is unknown, but police said speed appeared to be a factor.
The investigation is ongoing.