Crime & Safety
$400,000 in Damage from Flossmoor House Fire
Firefighters from seven area departments were called to assist in a Thursday morning house fire on Redwood Court. No one was injured.
A fire that started in the basement of a Flossmoor house Thursday morning is estimated to have caused more than $400,000 in damage.
No one was hurt after the blaze ignited in the 3100 block of Redwood Court, according to a Flossmoor Fire Department official. The family was not at home when firefighters got the call at 9:11 a.m.
The cause remains under investigation but it appears to be accidental, said Flossmoor Asst. Chief Keith Damm.
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Firefighters saw heavy fire showing when they arrived. Crews from seven departments battled the fire, which caused extensive damage to the basement and living room.
Neighbors called 911 when they saw fire and smoke pouring from the two-story house.
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The adult family members were at work and a child still living at the house was at school, Damm said.
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