Candle suspected of causing Des Plaines house fire

A burning candle is suspected of causing a Des Plaines house fire Friday morning, officials said.

Fire Chief Alan Wax said firefighters arrived about two minutes after receiving a report at 8:01 a.m. about the blaze on the 200 block of East Thacker Street. The extra-speedy response was a result of a Des Plaines firehouse's location at nearby 130 E. Thacker.

Neither the home's occupants nor firefighters were injured.

Wax said a family of five was out of the ranch house when the first firefighting unit arrived. Heavy smoke and fire came from the home.

The fire was extinguished in about 20 minutes.

"Our guys did a great job," the chief said.

Wax said preliminary fire loss estimates had yet to be calculated Friday.

Several neighboring fire departments assisted Des Plaines at the house and its fire stations.