GENEVA, Ill. -- No injuries were reported after a contractor using a blowtorch accidentally set fire to a home Tuesday morning in west suburban Geneva.
A construction worker called authorities at 8:53 a.m. to report the fire at the house in the 800 block of Forrest Avenue in Geneva, according to a statement from the Geneva Fire Department.
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Crews arrived to find fire and smoke in the rear of the house, authorities said. The fire was put out by 9:31 a.m.
The fire apparently started when a contractor tried using a blowtorch to melt ice on the foundation of the home's new addition, fire officials said. It caused "minor" damage to the home.
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None of the residents were home at the time and no injuries were reported, the fire department said.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire - Copyright Chicago Sun-Times 2019.)
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