Bathroom fire temporarily displaces 4 in Normal

Posted on August 7, 2015
Normal Fire Department
Firefighters in Normal needed about 20 minutes to contain a bathroom fire at 1404 Keller Road on Thursday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Normal Fire Department)

By Eric Stock

NORMAL – Fire crews in Normal made quick work of a blaze that started in a bathroom and kept it from spreading into the attic of a multi-unit townhouse.

Firefighters found smoke throughout the first floor of the home at 1404 Keller Road shortly after 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The fire was under control in about 20 minutes.

One of the seven units in the townhouse sustained moderate fire, smoke and water damage, totaling about $35,000.

No one was injured and the cause is under investigation. The American Red Cross of the Heartland was called to provide temporary lodging for the four people who were displaced.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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