Blaze In Naperville Leaves House Uninhabitable, Causes $300K Damage

NAPERVILLE, IL — A house is uninhabitable after a fire caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage Saturday in Naperville, according to authorities.

Emergency personnel responded around 4:30 p.m. to a request for an inside smoke investigation in the 300 block of South Loomis Street and arrived to find smoke showing from the roof, and fire in the basement and interior walls on multiple floors, authorities said.

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The fire was repeatedly upgraded and multiple hose lines were pulled, but the blaze was deemed under control around 5:15 p.m., according to authorities.

No one was hurt, but the fire left about $300,000 in damage, authorities said, adding the cause of the blaze was under investigation.

The Naperville Fire Department was assisted at the scene by several neighboring fire agencies, as well as city police and electric and water personnel, and ComEd.