Crime & Safety
Fire Starts in Attic of Shorewood Home
North Shore Fire Department says no one was home when a fire started in the attic of a Shorewood home.
Five North Shore Fire Department units responded to an attic fire at a Shorewood home Sunday.
NSFD said no one was home when a fire started in the attic of the home at 3816 N. Newhall Ave., and spread to the second floor and roof.
Fire officials said the damage is estimated at $100,000 and the cause of the fire appears to be an electrical malfunction in a light mounted in the ceiling between the second floor and attic of the home.
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Someone passing by the home phoned 911 at 10:22 a.m. and the first engine was on the scene by 10:25 a.m.
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