PEORIA, Ill. – The cause of a fire that caused damage to a Central Peoria home continues to be under investigation.
The’s according to Peoria firefighters, who say it took more than an hour to get the fire near El Vista and Sterling Avenues out, first reported around 4:45 a.m. Saturday.
Officials say they found heavy smoke on the first floor of the two story home when they arrived.
They had to climb on the roof in order to get a juvenile away from the fire, while an adult and two other children already had evacuated safely.
All four people were taken to the hospital for treatment — two had respiratory issues, and a third had cuts.
An estimated $30,000 in damage was done to the home.
