CHILLICOTHE, Ill. – No injuries are reported from a house fire in Chillicothe.
It occurred at 12:24 a.m. Friday near Second and Ash Streets.
Heavy fire was reported from the front and one side of the house as firefighters arrived.
Fire Chief Tom Shubert said crews from the Dunlap, Peoria Heights, Akron-Princeville and Lacon-Sparland fire departments were also deployed to the scene.
The fire was brought under control from the outside. Interior operations were withdrawn because of structural concerns.
The state Fire Marshall’s Office was requested to determine the cause of the fire, which remains under investigation.
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