No one home at time of Seneca house fire

A number of neighboring departments assisted the Seneca Fire Department in extinguishing a two-story house fire on South Hossack Street.

The fire started at about 11:25 a.m. Nobody was home at the time of the fire and the residents’ pets were removed safely from the home, Seneca Fire Chief Robert Howe said. The home was determined to be a total loss.

Firefighters from Morris, Marseilles, Mazon, Verona-Kinsman, Coal City, Newark, Grand Ridge, Wallace, Dwight, Sheridan, Gardner and Odell departments, as well as the MABAS 15 Fire Investigation Team assisted Seneca.

A preliminary investigation suggests the fire was accidental in nature with no suspicious activity, however, a full investigation continues to determine exact cause and origin, Howe said.