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New video shows Racine home explosion and daring rescue to pull people from the wreckage

A duplex explosion on the 2600 block of Gilson Street in Racine occurred Tuesday evening, causing significant damage estimated at $200,000.
Tim Lapoint and his daughter Michelle Haws suffered severe burns but are expected to survive, according to relatives.
Stacie Kraft witnessed the explosion and participated in the rescue efforts.
The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, with We Energies stating their equipment was functioning correctly prior to the incident.

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New video shows Racine home explosion and daring rescue to pull people from the wreckage

By Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wis. (WDJT) — New video shows the moment a powerful explosion ripped through a Racine neighborhood. The injured people are a father and his adult daughter. Each lived in a different unit of the side-by-side duplex. Both remain hospitalized. The security videos from a next-door neighbor show the earth-shaking explosion and the daring rescue. At first, all was quiet Tuesday evening, Feb…

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New video shows Racine home explosion & daring rescue to pull people from the wreckage

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TMJ4

Two people hurt in Racine home explosion near Drexel and Gilson

The Racine Fire Department responded to an explosion and fire in a side-by-side duplex on Gilson Street on Tuesday evening.According to the fire department, the explosion demolished the structure, and the ensuing fire consumed most of the western portion of the duplex. TMJ4's Tahleel Mohieldin spoke with neighbors Christie Wozniak and Caeden Gorelik, who reported hearing a loud bang and their houses shaking."I looked outside my front window and …

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Racine Blast & Fire Follow-up

Feb. 19, 2025 11:05a (WGTD)---The 2600 blk. of Gilson Street in Racine remained closed Wednesday morning as authorities continued to assess damage from Tuesday night's explosion and fire that blew apart a duplex. Two people were taken to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries. A neighbor pulled a woman to safety through a window just before the building was engulfed in flames while another comforted a male resident. The man reportedly …

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