UPDATE: Firefighters extinguish blaze in basement of Oswego home; one taken to hospital

UPDATED AT 8:20 A.M. WEDNESDAY, JULY 27

Oswego Fire Protection District firefighters extinguished a fire in the basement of a home Tuesday afternoon, July 26, in the 300 block of Amston Court in Oswego.

In a statement, the fire district reported that paramedics transported one occupant of the home to an area hospital.

Firefighters were summoned to the blaze just east of Plainfield Road at approximately 1 p.m.

“Upon arrival, the initial fire companies found a working fire in the basement of the residence. An aggressive interior attack was initiated and the fire was under control within 10 minutes,” the statement reads.

The occupants of the residence were outside of the home when firefighters arrived at the scene.

The cause of the fire has yet to be determined and a damage estimate is not yet available, according to the fire district.

The Plainfield, Bristol-Kendall and Sugar Grove Fire Protection Districts and city of Naperville Fire Department assisted Oswego firefighters combat the blaze and provided local station coverage.

Personnel from the village of Oswego’s Building and Zoning Department were also summoned to the scene.