A La Grange Park resident escaped harm Thursday evening after a fire broke out at a home in the 1000 block of Barnsdale Road.
La Grange Park firefighters who arrived just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday said “heavy fire” could be seen coming from the second floor of the house, “including a deck structure and the wall of the home,” according to a news release from the fire department.
The alarm was elevated to a “full still” alarm, bringing in additional resources, the department said. Officials said “the main body of fire was quickly knocked down,” but the effort required them to “open walls, the ceiling of the second floor and the roof to completely extinguish the fire.”
“One occupant that was home at the time of the fire was able to escape,” officials said. No injuries were reported.
Fire Chief Dean Maggos on Friday said the cause of the blaze was still under investigation.
Maggos said that initial estimates put the damages at approximately $50,000.
La Grange Park firefighters were assisted by fire departments from La Grange, Brookfield, Western Springs, Weschester, Riverside and Westmont. The MABAS Division 10 Origin and Cause Team is assisting in the investigation.
Hank Beckman is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.
