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House fire in Kankakee displaces four people

Fire response - Kankakee County

Four people were displaced Monday night when a fire damaged their two-story home in the 1300 block of Kensington Avenue in Kankakee.

The Kankakee Fire Department was dispatched about 8:30 p.m. Monday to a reported house fire with four people trapped on the second floor.

Everyone was rescued with no injuries, Kankakee fire officials said.

With the aid of surrounding departments, the fire was contained within 20 minutes, the fire department said.

The cause of the fire appears to be electrical in nature. There were multiple space heaters being operated in a small area, Kankakee fire officials said.

Jeff Bonty

Jeff Bonty

Jeff Bonty has been a reporter with the Daily Journal for 38 years, splitting his time in sports and now news. He is a native of Indiana.