Truck Fire Spreads to Garage, Then to House, Then to Other House: Cops

JOLIET, IL — Flames from a burning truck spread to the garage it was parked in, then to the house and then to the residence next door, police said.

A father and his two sons had just returned to their Cumberland Drive home and parked in the garage about 8:30 p.m. Monday, police said. They had reportedly been at the store.

One of the sons noticed smoke coming from the garage, police said, and when the 49-year-old father opened the garage door, he saw flames coming from under his truck.

The flames reportedly spread to the garage, then to the house and to a house next-door before firefighters could douse the blaze.

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