WEST PEORIA (25News Now) – Two people were taken to the hospital after fire broke out Saturday in an attached garage in a West Peoria neighborhood.
A fire department release said firefighters were called just before 3:20 p.m. to the 600 block of North Coolidge Court, near West Rohmann Avenue.
The fire was quickly put out, according to the release, but there was smoke damage to the rest of the building.
Fire officials said two residents were hospitalized, but their conditions are not known.
Damage is estimated at $60,000. West Peoria fire crews received help on the scene from Limestone, Bartonville, Dunlap, and Peoria Air Guard firefighters. Creve Coeur and Peoria Heights firefighters staffed the fire station while crews battled the fire, the release said.
The cause is listed as accidental, but the release said the investigation is continuing.
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