Hearth damages Oak Brook dwelling

A Tuesday evening attic hearth triggered average injury to a household in Oak Brook, officers explained Wednesday.

Oak Brook firefighters responded about 9 p.m. to the residence on the -100 block of Yorkshire Woods. When they arrived, they observed the blaze in the next floor and attic room of the two-story dwelling.

No 1 was hurt all through the fireplace, which was brought beneath manage by firefighters in fewer than a 50 %-hour, officials stated.

The fireplace was contained to the spot of origin, in accordance to a information launch. The property continues to be inhabitable.

Officials said the induce of the fire has not been established.

The department asked for more support battling the fireplace owing to the high humidity and outside the house air temperature. Sixty-two firefighters were being at the scene, like people from the Elmhurst, Hinsdale, Lombard, Oakbrook Terrace, Villa Park and York Center fire departments and districts.