Significant damage but no injuries reported in Crest Hill house fire

Crest Hill — About 9 a.m. Tuesday, the Lockport Township Fire Protection District responded to a fire in the 16300 block of Rookery Drive in Crest Hill.

Fire companies arrived at the scene to find an active fire in a two-story single-family home after the residents called 911, according to a Facebook post from the fire district.

The residents reportedly contacted emergency services after returning home in the morning and finding the house full of smoke.

Crews at the scene were able to get the fire under control quickly, according to the fire district, but the fire caused “significant damage” to the home.

The Crest Hill Building Department responded to the scene and declared the home uninhabitable, resulting in utilities to the building being shut off, according to the fire district.

No injuries were caused by the fire, but the American Red Cross also was called to the scene to assist the residents, according to the fire district.

It is unknown at this time what started the fire, but the blaze is believed to have started on the second floor. Lockport fire investigators are investigating the cause, according to the fire district.

The Lockport Township Fire Protection District thanked fire crews from Lemont, Homer, East Joliet, Bolingbrook and Romeoville who assisted in covering the rest of the district.