Romeoville home suffers ‘significant damage’ in fire

A Romeoville home was left uninhabitable after a fire broke out at the residence Friday night.

The Lockport Township Fire Protection District responded at approximately 7:53 p.m. to a structure fire in the 1600 block of Sunflower Court, according to a release from the fire district.

When crews arrived they found fire on the exterior that had spread inside of a two-story, single-family home, according to the release.

Residents who were home at the time were able to safely exit the house uninjured, according to the release.

Crews were able to get the fire quickly under control but there was “significant damage” leaving the home uninhabitable, according to the fire district.

The fire was upgraded to a full-still resulting in a mutual aid response from the Romeoville Fire Department and the Plainfield Fire Protection District, according to the release.

Lockport fire investigators are reviewing the fire but the cause appears to be accidental, according to the release.