Appliance Fire Injures Person In Churchill Club Subdivision

OSWEGO, IL — One person was sent to the hospital after a fire broke out in an Oswego home Monday. The fire was sparked by an appliance in a home within the Churchill Club subdivision, according to the Oswego Fire Department.

At about 7:30 p.m. Monday, firefighters responded to the multi-family building within the subdivision and found that the fire had been contained in a first-floor laundry room. The fire was extinguished, but heat and smoke damage were noted throughout the home, according to the fire department.

A person who lived in the house was brought to Copley Hospital to be treated for minor injuries, the department said. An investigation is underway.

Damages to the building are estimated at $75,000, according to the fire department.