Fire damages Joliet home on Ohio Street

Paramedics treated a resident who came out of a smoky house Friday on Ohio Street in Joliet.

The Joliet Fire Department reported to the fire in the 400 block of Ohio Street at 3:30 p.m. and was at the scene for an hour and a half, according to a news release.

“One resident was able to get out of the building and was treated on the scene and released,” according to the release.

Smoke was coming out of the roof of the two-story house when firefighters arrived within four minutes of getting the call, according to the release.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Crews from Fire Stations 1, 4, 5 and 6 were at the scene providing water supply, search, ventilation, salvage and overhaul, safety and support functions, according to the release.