Romeoville Home Uninhabitable After Fire: Lockport Fire District

ROMEOVILLE, IL — A house fire on Friday night has left a Romeoville home uninhabitable, according to a release from the Lockport Township Fire Protection District.

The fire district said it responded to a reported structure fire in a two-story single-family home on Sunflower Court at 7:53 p.m. on Jan. 3.

Crews were able to get the fire under control quickly, the fire district said. The fire appears to have started on the exterior of the home, extending into the home and causing significant damage and rendering the home uninhabitable.

The residents were home at the time of the incident and were able to safely exit uninjured, the fire district said. Utilities to the home were disconnected.

The fire was upgraded to a "full still" which brought in mutual aid assistance from Romeoville and Plainfield Fire Departments to the scene. Homer, East Joliet, Bolingbrook, Troy and Romeoville Fire Departments assisted with covering the rest of the fire district.

The cause of the fire appears to be accidental but is being investigated by the Lockport Fire Investigators.