Candle starts house fire in Elgin
A candle that fell onto a pile of clothes on the floor of an Elgin home caused a house fire Monday that left its residents displaced, Elgin fire officials said.
The fire happened just after 3 p.m. on the 1000 block of Center Street with firefighters arriving to smoke coming from the second floor bedroom of the home, fire officials said in a news release.
The fire was quickly contained and extinguished, fire officials said, with no injuries reported. Even so, fire and water did about $30,000 in damage to the home and left it uninhabitable, fire officials said.
Article Comments
Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked.
If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the "flag" link in the lower-right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.