Crime & Safety
2-Story House Fire In Crest Hill On Rookery Drive: 3 Photos
The residents arrived home and discovered the house was full of smoke and called 911, Lockport Township firefighters say.
CREST HILL — The Lockport Township Fire Protection District issued a press release announcing that firefighters extinguished a two-story house on Tuesday morning around 9 a.m.
According to deputy fire James Grady:
Lockport Township Fire Protection District responded to the structure fire in the 16300 Block of Rookery Drive in Crest Hill.
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The residents had arrived home and discovered the house was full of smoke and called 911.
Crews on scene were able to get the fire under control quickly. The fire, which appeared to start on the second floor, caused significant damage to the home.
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Utilities to the home were disconnected, and the Crest Hill Building Department responded to the scene. Red Cross was notified due to the home being uninhabitable and no injuries were reported. The fire was upgraded to a general alarm which brought in mutual aid assistance from Lemont, Homer, East Joliet, Bolingbrook, and Romeoville Fire Departments to assist with covering the rest of the fire district.
The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time and is being investigated by the Lockport Fire Investigators.
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