Firefighters extinguish blaze in Plano home

Little Rock-Fox Fire Protection District firefighters extinguished a fire in a single-story home early Thursday, May 12, in the 300 block of North Ben Street in Plano.

Little Rock-Fox Fire Chief Greg Witek said homeowners called the dispatch center at about 2:30 a.m. reporting that the front of his house was ablaze.

Initial reports indicate firefighters found the home fully involved with fire upon arrival.

All three occupants and the family dog were evacuated safely before responders arrived, and the fire was reported extinguished at 2:52 a.m.

The total damage is unknown, but Witek said it was extensive, and the home certainly is uninhabitable.

The investigation into the source of the fire was inconclusive, but Witek said it is suspected that a faulty light fixture on the front of the house was the problem.

Witek said the fire started on the outside of the house and moved upward into the attic, so the ceiling had to be removed in order to extinguish the blaze.

“It was pretty straightforward,” Witek said. “Our first arriving crew got the fire knocked down, and then we used the arriving mutual aid units to search for fire spread and to make sure the fire was completely out.”

Firefighters from the Bristol-Kendall, Somonauk, Sandwich, Sugar Grove and Oswego fire protection districts assisted.