STAFF REPORT
VERMILION GROVE — Frigid temperatures couldn’t keep the flames down as four fire districts responded to a house fire Tuesday night.
Ridge Farm Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Charles Gallagher said the home at 14997 East 400N Road was fully involved with firefighters arrived on the scene.
The fire was reported just before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at the two-story wood frame home.
Gallagher said personnel with the Georgetown, Westville and Indianola fire protection districts responded with mutual aid to the fire. Westville and Indianola provided water transportation out to the scene.
It was a long night for fighters, who didn’t return until early Wednesday morning after being out at the fire scene for almost six hours.
Gallagher said it appeared the fire started somewhere in the middle of the home. A cause has not been determined and the State Fire Marshal’s Office was expected out at the scene by noon Wednesday.
Gallagher said roads had been plowed by the county, allowing firefighters to make it out to the scene. Temperatures and wind speeds, however, combined for wind chills as low as minus 5 degrees.
No injuries were reported, Gallagher said. The family was not home at the time of the fire.
Here’s a look at recent law enforcement calls:
Danville
Tuesday:
Jewelry stolen in a theft in the first block of Henderson Street.
Domestic battery in the 800 block of East Main Street.
A man arrested for retail theft at Kmart, 2721 N. Vermilion St.
Broken window reported at Currency Exchange, 616 N. Vermilion St.
A purse was stolen from a woman outside Merche Manor, 723 Oak St.
Wednesday:
A man and a woman arrested in the 700 block of Oakwood Avenue. The man was charged with disorderly conduct while the woman was charged with criminal damage to property.
Burglary in the 1700 block of East English Street.
Vermilion County
Tuesday:
A man arrested for possession of cannabis at Sandusky and Burris streets, Catlin.
Domestic battery in the 500 block of Ohio Street, Westville.
A man arrested for domestic battery in the 300 block of West 12th Street, Georgetown.
Forgery reported in the 500 block of South Johnson Street.
Domestic disturbance in the 12700 block of Kickapoo Park Road, Oakwood.
Accidents involving tickets or injuries include:
Tuesday, 8:48 a.m. – At Fairchild Street and Michigan Avenue involving Colombe Martin, 19, of the 2300 block of North Vermilion Street, and Jacquelyn Eicher, 72, of Danville. Martin was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, driving without proof of insurance and driving while suspended.
Tuesday, 4:30 p.m. – On Bowman Avenue near West Newell Road involving Darrell Myers, 58, of Rantoul, and Joseph Smith, 44, of Hoopeston. Myers was cited on two counts of failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, driving too fast for conditions and driving without proof of insurance.
Firefighters responded to the following calls:
Tuesday, 7:41-8:06 a.m. — A vehicle accident on Interstate 74 westbound at the 216 mile marker.
Tuesday, 8:04-8:54 a.m. — A vehicle accident on Interstate 74 westbound at the 216 mile marker.
Tuesday, 2:59-3:12 p.m. — An alarm activation at Cannon Elementary School, 1202 E. Main St.
Tuesday, 5:42-5:50 p.m. — A medical call in the 1300 block of Logan Avenue.
Tuesday, 9:16-9:35 p.m. — A medical call in the 100 block of Nicklas Avenue.
Wednesday, 4:52-5:02 a.m. — A medical call in the 900 block of Fowler Avenue.
