Fire Heavily Damages Elmhurst House: Official

ELMHURST, IL — A fire heavily damaged an Elmhurst house Sunday afternoon, with the family discovering it when they arrived home, a fire official said Tuesday.

The fire was called in to the Elmhurst Fire Department about 4:20 p.m. at 257 N. Route 83, near the intersection with North Avenue.

The origin of the fire was either in the kitchen or in the crawl space below the kitchen, Battalion Chief Dick Dufort said in an interview. An investigation into the fire's cause continues, he said.

Fire departments from Villa Park, York Center, Addison, Oak Brook and Oakbrook Terrace also responded to the fire.