4-year-old resuscitated and taken to hospital after fire in Racine
Update on Thursday, July 18 around 7:45 p.m.
According to the Racine Police Department, they said the child's condition has improved from what it was yesterday.
RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A child was injured in a Racine fire on Wednesday, July 17.
It happened around 2 p.m. near Douglas and Yout.
According to the City of Racine Fire Department, they responded to a bedroom fire in a duplex apartment.
The fire department says they encountered a large volume fire with smoking coming from a lower unit bedroom window. They say the fire was controlled within minutes.
In addition, they searched for a 4-year-old who was reported missing. The child was found under a bed adjacent to the fire room. The child was removed from the building and was resuscitated. The child was immediately transported to a hospital. The fire department says the child's condition is unknown.
Two firefighters were injured in the fire with one requiring medical attention for a minor injury.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.