A fire at a home on Truman Drive in Greenbriar Subdivision heavily damaged the kitchen, and left the home temporarily uninhabitable, but fortunately, no one was injured.
Normal firefighters responded to the report of a fire in the kitchen at 1806 Truman Drive at 3:20 p.m. The neighbor behind the home could see the flames through the windows and called 9-1-1.
Firefighters arrived a few minutes later and found heavy smoke and fire conditions in the kitchen on the back side of the bi-level home. Firefighters pulled a hose line to the backyard, entered the kitchen door, and began flowing water on the fire quickly, preventing the fire from extending into the attic space. Due to the heavy fire report, a second alarm was struck, which called in off-duty Normal firefighters and requested an engine company and battalion chief from Bloomington Fire Department.
Firefighters brought the fire under control within about 10 minutes and then worked on ventilating smoke and ensuring the fire had not spread into the walls and attic space. Firefighters searched the home and rescued two pet guinea pigs in their cage, and brought them to safety. All human occupants had safely evacuated before the arrival of the fire department.
The heaviest fire damage was in the kitchen, with heat and smoke damage extending throughout the first floor and water damage in the kitchen extending into the lower level. There is no estimate on the damage at this time. The home is insured.The cause of the fire is under investigation by Normal Fire Department investigators.
Firefighters cleared the scene just after 5:00 p.m.
