At approximately 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 13th, 2019, the Wheaton Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire on the 1900 block of E. Indiana Street. Upon arrival, fire crews identified a fire on the second floor of a two-story single-family residence. The fire was brought under control within minutes.
The fire caused moderate damage to the structure and it was deemed uninhabitable. No one was injured during the fire.
Investigators from the Wheaton Fire Department conducted a fire investigation. The cause of the fire is deemed accidental and damage estimates are unavailable at this time. The Wheaton Fire Department was also assisted on the scene by the Wheaton Police Department and several fire departments from neighboring communities.
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