Damage estimated at $10,000 in Oswego kitchen fire

UPDATED AT 2:30 P.M. TUESDAY, AUG. 9

Oswego Fire Protection District Firefighters extinguished a fire in the kitchen of a home in the 200 block of West Washington Street in Oswego shortly after noon on Tuesday, Aug. 9.

In a statement, the fire district said firefighters were summoned to the residence at 11:39 a.m. on a report of a structure fire.

“Upon arrival, crews were able to extinguish a kitchen fire within minutes of arriving on the scene,” the statement reads.

One civilian was treated for minor injuries sustained in the fire and released. No other injuries were reported.

Damage to the residence was estimated at $10,000 and the cause of the fire is under investigation, the statement reads.

Assisting Oswego firefighters at the scene were firefighters from the Plainfield Fire Protection District.