The Tonica, Peru, Utica, Grand Ridge, Leonore, Lostant and Oglesby fire departments responded to a structure fire Wednesday in the 1900 block of East Eighth Road near Tonica.
The fire call came in about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. There were clouds of smoke coming from the house as firefighters sprayed the structure, but flames were not visible.
The Tonica Fire Department reported at 5:30 p.m. that the fire has been deemed accidental, but a source and cause were under investigation. There were no injuries.
Firefighters were at the scene a little more than two hours.
![Tonica, Peru, Utica, Grand Ridge, Leonore and Oglesby fire departments work the scene of a structure fire in the 1900 block of East 8th Road on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 near Tonica. The fire happened just before 3:30p.m. A MABAS box alarm was issued.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/vKE_ea6TMsNgJQsfbRWEoJt5wF0=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70):focal(3269x1073:3279x1083)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/JOO366ZNEJGP7BRHSZEOS3JNSA.jpg)