By WMBD-TV

BLOOMINGTON – Additional units were needed to battle a house fire in Bloomington on Tuesday, the department said.

When members of the Bloomington Fire Department arrived just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the house, located near the intersection of the 200 block of Magnolia and Meadowbrook Drives, the saw heavy smoke and flames.

That caused them realize they needed additional resources, said Fire Capt. Frank Friend.

Crews had to force entry into the home as the front door had been locked and saw a large amount of smoke and heat, he said.

Once inside, firefighters crawled through the living room, where they saw the fire getting bigger in the kitchen. The kitchen flames were put out quickly, preventing further damage, Friend said.

Firefighters noticed the fire had spread to the attack and used hand tools as well as heat-sensing equipment to put out hidden fires in the attack. The fire was extinguished within an hour, he said.

No one was displaced or injured from the fire, but the house had large amounts of damage, Friend said.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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