By WMBD-TV
BLOOMINGTON – One person was taken to a Bloomington hospital after a house fire Thursday afternoon severely damaged that home and caused some damage to another.
That’s the word from the Bloomington Fire Department which was called to the 500 block of East Chestnut Street just before 3:10 p.m. on a report of a fire. When they arrived, a large plume of smoke was coming from the building and fire could be seen from the two-story home.
A dog was outside and uninjured. Fire was reported on the first two stories and in the attic as well, said Capt. Frank Friend. A person was found to be on the roof and he was evacuated safety. The person was taken to the hospital in stable condition, Friend said.
“A significant amount of work needed to be done quickly to get this fire under control. Battalion 1 requested a 2nd alarm. Thirty-plus firefighters operating four hose lines on three floors controlled the fire in a little more than an hour,” Friend said in a news release.
The building was searched for other victims. None were found. Friend said the home to the east suffered some fire damage.
A portion of Clinton Street was briefly closed to allow crews to fight the blaze but it has since reopened.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
