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Fire destroys home, damages two others

May 4, 2014 - An early morning fire destroyed an Oak Park home and damaged two others. No injuries were reported.

Firefighters responding to a 911 call shortly after 4 a.m. found a two-story home in the 800 block of South Clinton Avenue fully engulfed in flame. The fire spread to two adjacent homes, which sustained substantial damage.

Eleven neighboring communities also responded to the three-alarm fire through the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, sending 15 apparatus and 60 firefighters to the scene.

A resident of the home told police he woke to sound of crackling noises. When he went to investigate, he found the front porch on fire.

Cause of the fire is under investigation.