Crime & Safety
Hinsdale House Damaged In Fire: Agency
The estimated damages are about $500,000, the fire department said.
HINSDALE, IL – Hinsdale firefighters put out a fire early Sunday morning, with the blaze considered accidental in nature, the fire department said Wednesday.
About 1:30 a.m., police were called to the house at 618 N. Washington St. because a burglary alarm sounded, according to a fire department news release.
Flames were coming out of a second-floor window of the house, with no one apparently inside, the release said.
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Firefighters forced entry into the house and encountered "heavy heat and low visibility" in the second-floor hallway, according to the release.
The fire was found in the laundry room, and it was put out in minutes.
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The fire department said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
No one was injured, with damages estimated at $500,000, the news release said.
The local department received help from the Clarendon Hills, Oak Brook, Pleasantview and Western Springs departments.
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