UPDATED: 6:20 A.M. (11/8)
PEORIA, Ill. – A home on Peoria’s south side is a total loss after a fire Thursday afternoon.
Crews were called to the 1500 block of W. Aiken Avenue around 3:30 p.m., finding flames coming from the vacant home.
Two women told WMBD Radio News that their grandmother lived in the home, before passing away in 2021.
The home was supposed to be demolished in October, but that never happened.
Firefighters worked for several hours to prevent the fire from spreading, eventually putting it out.
No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
PEORIA Ill. – Peoria firefighters were called to a home on Peoria’s southside Thursday afternoon, for a residential house fire.
The fire was located in the 1500 block of W. Aiken Avenue — and according to residents of the neighborhood — the fire started around 3:20pm.
We spoke with two women who claimed their grandmother lived in the home, before passing away in 2021.
Sonya Lindwood and Danele Sheard say they were on scene right away, after receiving a call from a former neighbor.
They told us the house was supposed to be demolished back in October — but it never happened.
The two were lost for words as they watched the home go up in flames.
“We were all raised in this house — it just really hurts,” Lindwood and Sheard said.
The house is said to be getting an emergency demolition, but WMBD Radio News awaits official word.
The cause of the fire is currently undetermined and is under further investigation.
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