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HOUSE FIRE BLAZE HITS HOME IN UNINCORPORATED DOWNERS GROVE
MAY 23, 2012
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t approximately 9 p.m. on May 18, a report was received of a house fire at 9 S. 280 Woodcreek, in unincorporated Downers Grove. Fire units arrived minutes later and noticed a slight amount of smoke in the area. An investigation quickly found fire in the rear of the home at the roofline. Hose lines were quickly advanced into the building to extinguish the fire. Additional crews were utilized to protect the belongings inside the home from further damage and to cut holes in the roof to control the fire spread. The fire was extinguished within 30 minutes, but crews remained on the scene for several hours overhauling the area to ensure there was no hidden fire. The majority of the fire damage was in the roof and attic. There were three occupants home at the time of the fire,
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and no one was injured. They were alerted to the fire due to a heat detector in the attic, which was connected to their security system. The owners will be displaced from the home for some time. Initial damage estimates are $200,000. The cause of the fire is believed to have started at an exterior floodlight, which then traveled up the roof and into the attic space. In addition to DarienWoodridge units, assistance at the scene or to stand-by in our stations was received from Pleasantview, Westmont, TriState and LaGrange Park fire departments. Fire officials want to stress the importance of having working smoke alarms in their home. A properly operating smoke alarm will cut the chances of dying in a fire by half. Smoke detectors should be tested monthly, and have batteries changed every six months.