Joliet House Goes Up Flames As Woman Slept On Second Floor And Her Pets Were Still Inside Structure

JOLIET, IL — The Joliet Fire Department extinguished a fire on Sunday in the middle of the afternoon at 307 Herkimer Street on the east side.

According to battalion chief Paul Yanak, at 2:28 p.m. the Joliet Fire Department responded to 307 Herkimer for a house on fire. The first units arrived within 2 minutes of the call. Upon arrival, he noted how the crews were met with heavy smoke and flames showing from first floor of the building.

Yanak said there were initial reports of a person sleeping on the second-floor unit of the building.

"We sent crews to the second-floor unit and removed the resident. She was unharmed during this incident. She also reported that there were multiple pets upstairs," Yanak advised.

All the animals were located and removed. Responding crews were able to extinguish the fire within 20 minutes. The structure suffered extensive damage. The scene was
declared under control at 3 p.m. There were no injuries reported during the fire. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

Fire crews from Station 1, 4, 5, 6 and 8 were on scene for about 1 hour.