Caton Farm Road's House Fire: Here's What Happened

CREST HILL — If you were outside Friday night, you might have seen the huge plume of smoke. It was coming from Crest Hill, where the Lockport Township Fire Protection District responded to a reported structure fire in the 1200 block of Caton Farm Road.

The fire broke out around 7:20 p.m.

According to deputy fire chief Frank Blaskey, fire companies arrived to find a vacant two-story single family house with heavy fire showing. Companies immediately went to a defensive attack with multiple large hose lines and the tower ladder’s aerial master stream. The fire caused the majority of the house to collapse and damaged the detached garage along with some vehicles in the rear.

Companies were on the scene approximately 3 1⁄2 hours working to extinguish spot fires in the collapsed debris.

The house was being rehabbed but unoccupied at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported.

The fire was upgraded to a full still, which brought mutual aid assistance to the scene from Plainfield and Romeoville fire departments.

The fire is currently under investigation by the Lockport Fire Investigation Team.