The homeowners escaped uninjured in Wednesday night blaze.
Smoke detectors alerted residents to a fire in their Harbour Lane townhome Wednesday night, helping them escape unscathed, according to fire officials. Investigators believe the fire may have started in the area of the fireplace in the basement of the two-story townhome in the 22000 block of Harbour Lane in the Lakelands subdivision, Plainfield Deputy Fire Chief Jon Stratton said. Sign up for Plainfield Patch’s newsletter and breaking news alerts. According to Stratton, the fire was burning between the basement ceiling and the floor above it. Firefighters got the call around 8:30 p.m. “It was burning for a while in there,” he said. “It severely damaged the floor joists.” Although investigators determined it was safe for the two residents …
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Videos shows just how quickly a house can go up in flames when a dry tree catches fire.
Ever seen a Christmas tree go up in flames and take an entire room with it in less than a minute? It's a thing to behold – as the video accompanying this story shows – and not in a good way. While there haven't been any Christmas tree-related fires in Plainfield in the last few years, the potential remains high – especially if someone's had a tree since Thanksgiving and hasn't been giving it enough water, Plainfield Fire Protection District fire inspector Mary Ludemann said. Once you see those needles dropping, that tree is dry and you've got a problem, she said. "We are always telling people, if your live tree gets dry, remove it from the house," Ludemann said. Every year an average of 260 fires are attributed to Christmas trees, …
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Plainfield Fire Protection District
23748 W 135th St, Plainfield, IL
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Lorraine Swanson
10:50 pm on Thursday, December 23, 2010
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