Resident treated, home uninhabitable after Wheeling house fire

One resident was treated at Glenbrook Hospital for possible smoke exposure following a fire at a Wheeling home Saturday night, Wheeling fire officials said.

Officials said the home has been deemed uninhabitable.

Fire crews were dispatched to the home in the 400 block of Jerome Place at 9:56 p.m. after receiving reports of a possible fire.

The fire response was quickly upgraded to a confirmed structure fire three minutes later after the resident evacuated and called from a neighbor's home, fire officials said.

An engine arrived at 10:01 p.m. and firefighters saw heavy fire and smoke from the rear of the house.

Firefighters immediately used a hose line to combat the main body of the fire while additional crews secured utilities, conducted a search of the building and performed salvage and overhaul operations.

The resident was evaluated at the scene and transported as a precautionary measure for possible smoke exposure.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.