EAST PEORIA, Ill. – One person was taken to the hospital Wednesday evening following a house fire in East Peoria.
According to the East Peoria Fire Department, crews were dispatched to a home at 715 Meadow Avenue around 5:15 p.m.
When firefighters arrived, they encountered heavy flames coming from the front and back of the single-family home, along with heavy smoke.
Crews began attacking the fire from outside the home while additional firefighters established a water supply and searched the residence.
The fire was brought under control in approximately 30 minutes.
Fire officials say an occupant of the home was transported to a hospital by Morton Fire Department paramedics. The person’s condition was not immediately available.
The home sustained major damage, but no firefighters were injured.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
