PEORIA, Ill. – One person was injured after a car ended up on fire, and spread to the outside of a South Peoria home.
Peoria Fire says the blaze near Wiswall and Laramie at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday was put out in about 20 minutes, and could be kept from spreading inside the house, but not before some exterior damage was done.
One resident was hospitalized with minor burn injuries, but the cause of the car fire remains under investigation.
An estimated $20,000 in damage was done, with the car being deemed a total loss.
