Residents safe, uninjured after Tuesday fire severely damages home

A home at 105 Fawn Ct. in Morris sustained severe fire damage and was left uninhabitable Tuesday after firefighters arrived to find fire and smoke on all three stories.

Morris firefighters arrived at 4:17 p.m. to the unoccupied home that was engulfed in flames. The residents were out of the house and all the pets made it out safely, with a dog running around outside as the firefighters got there.

“It’s devastating for people to experience,” Morris Fire Protection and Ambulance District Assistant Fire Chief Dave Wiechen said. “But they were thankful to get the animals out. The fire chief got down there first and told me they were very worried about the animals.”

Wiechen said the cause of the fire is not yet known.