5 Kids, 2 Adults Escape Naperville House Fire

NAPERVILLE, IL — Two adults and five children escaped after a fire started in the basement of a Naperville home on Sunday night. Naperville firefighters responded to a 911 call reporting heavy smoke in the basement of a home in the 100 block of 48th Street at 8:25 p.m.

Crews arrived on the scene within four minutes of the call and confirmed that all occupants had already evacuated from the one-story home. A basement fire was extinguished within five minutes of firefighters arriving on the scene, officials said.

Additional assistance was provided by the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office, ComEd and the American Red
Cross. The home was declared uninhabitable due to smoke and fire damage, according to the Naperville Fire Department. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

No injuries were reported in the incident.

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