Garage Fire Damages Frankfort Home: Fire District

FRANKFORT, IL — A family has been displaced after a garage fire extended into a Frankfort home on Sunday, the Frankfort Fire Protection District said.

The fire district responded at 4:36 p.m. Sunday to McKenna Drive. Firefighters found an attached garage "fully involved" with fire, and fire was extending into the second floor and attic spaces of the home.

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Two residents were home at the time of the fire, and exited with help from the Frankfort Police Department and neighbors, the fire district said.

Fire crews received conflicting reports of additional occupants still inside and entered the home to search, the fire district said. Two other residents returned home during the incident, and all residents were then accounted for.

No civilian or firefighter injuries were reported, the fire district said.

The fire was brought under control, but the home sustained fire and water damage, according to the fire district. The family has been displaced from their home.

The MABAS Division 19 Fire Investigation Team is still investigating the cause of the fire, the fire district said.

The fire district reminds residents that working smoke alarms and a clear path out of the home gives families the time they need to escape. Anyone who sees fire or smoke should get out, stay out, and call 911 from outside the home.