Structure Fire 3S600 West Ave Warrenville IL

Saturday, August 8, 2020
Andrew Dina
Acting Fire Chief

Warrenville Fire Protection District Media Release

Structure Fire 3S600 Block of West Avenue

WARRENVILLE, Ill. — At approximately 12:12 pm on Saturday, August 8, 2020, the DuPage Public Safety Communications Center (DUCOMM) received a 911 call from a resident reporting a house on fire in the 3S600 block of West Ave. in Warrenville IL. A structure fire response was dispatched sending fire units from the Warrenville Fire Protection District and surrounding communities.

Warrenville Engine 11 arrived on the scene within six minutes of the initial 911 call and reported smoke showing from a two-story single-family residential home. Crews ensured that all occupants had evacuated the residence and immediately began fire extinguishment efforts. As subsequent fire companies arrived on the scene, Primary and Secondary searches were conducted while salvage and overhaul operations began to locate and extinguish the hidden fire and to protect the homeowner’s belongings.

The Warrenville Fire Protection District was assisted on scene by the Naperville Fire Department as well as the Lisle Woodridge, West Chicago, and Winfield Fire Protection Districts. The City of Warrenville Police and City of Warrenville Code Enforcement Officers were also on scene to support the incident.

NICOR and Commonwealth Edison secured the utilities and the home was deemed to be uninhabitable due to the amount of fire and smoke damage. The American Red Cross was contacted to provide relocation services for the residents.

No residents or firefighters were injured as a result of this fire. The cause of the fire was deemed to be accidental.