Fire Burns Hole Through Floor Of Home On Frances Court

NAPERVILLE, IL — A fire burned through the floor of a two-story residence on Frances Court on Tuesday night, leaving the home uninhabitable.

Firefighters were called to the home in the 1000 block of Frances Court just before 8:30 p.m. after someone saw smoke coming from the building's roof. When fire crews got to the scene, they entered the residence and found "heavy smoke" on the residence's first floor, a news release said.

Heavy fire was found on both the first and second floors of the house, with conditions exacerbated by a hole the blaze had burned into the residence's second floor.

It took firefighters roughly 60 minutes to contain the blaze. They stayed onsite for three more hours to "conduct overhaul and salvage operations, as well as try to cool any remaining hot areas of the home," per the news release.

Around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, firefighters were again called to the residence for a report of smoke. Crews located the source of the smoke and used a hose to "soak down" the spot.

No one was home at the time of the blaze, a report said. The fire is estimated to have caused $100,000 in damage.