Crime & Safety
Fire Damages House In La Grange Neighborhood
No cause has been determined in the fire. The house was built in 1919.
LA GRANGE, IL – A fire damaged a porch and part of an adjacent, detached garage Friday morning at 350 S. Blackstone Ave. in La Grange, the fire chief said.
Firefighters responded to a fire shortly after 9 a.m. No one was injured.
La Grange Fire Chief Terry Vavra said the fire was put out in about five minutes.
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Asked about the cause, Vavra said he had not spoken with the investigators yet.
"Every time I have ever tried to guess (a cause), I've been wrong," he said.
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Crews from six other fire departments joined the effort, Vavra said.
According to real estate websites, the two-story house was built in 1919.
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