A residence at Leisure Lake sustained moderate damage to the attic Saturday morning when an overheated flue pipe from a wood stove started a fire.
According to the Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District report filed by Firefighter Derek Hert, the blaze occurred about 11:45 a.m. Saturday at 73220 Catalina Dr. The house, owned by Jaclyn Spencer and occupied by C.J. Williams, had light smoke coming from the eaves when firefighters arrived after being notified through a 911 call. Firefighters made an access hole on one side of the eave and entered the attic, where they found some wooden beams smoldering. After extinguishing the flames, firefighters used a thermal imaging camera to check for other hot spots.
In addition to the GCRFPD, the Trenton Fire Department, Grundy County Ambulance and Grundy County Sheriff’s Department were on the scene for about an hour. No injuries were reported in the blaze.
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