PEORIA, Ill. — There are no injuries reported, but a Peoria home had to be demolished following a fire early Saturday.
According to a release from Peoria Fire officials, it happened shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday at a home at 1304 S. Faraday Ave.
Firefighters say they launched an aggressive attack, with the first story of the home already hot with flame and smoke.
But it was too little too late as flames quickly spread to the second story, forcing a retreat and an emergency demolition.
The Red Cross is now assisting six people who have been displaced from the South Peoria home.
A local fire investigator determined the blaze to be unintentional, but did not specify a cause or a source for the fire.
