Joliet home heavily damaged by accidental fire

A house in Joliet was heavily damaged by fire in an incident that a Joliet battalion fire chief said was accidental.

At 3:14 p.m. Monday, firefighters arrived at the residence in the 400 block of 129th Infantry Drive in the west side of Joliet and saw “heavy smoke and fire coming from the front window of a [two-story] single-family dwelling,” according to a statement from the Joliet Fire Department.

Multiple hose lines were used to extinguish the fire on the second floor, fire officials said.

Other crews performed water supply, search, ventilation, salvage and overhaul, safety and support functions, fire officials said.

The fire was declared under control at close to 3:50 p.m. Monday.

Joliet Fire Battalion Chief Aaron Kozlowski, who was on scene, said the cause of the fire is under investigation. He did not have many details to offer other than the fire was accidental.

Kozlowski said there was one person and one dog inside the home who were able to exit safely.

Joliet police officers were redirecting traffic away from the scene of the fire.