Ottawa resident treated for smoke inhalation after Sycamore Street house fire

Ottawa police helped evacuate residents

A Wallace firefighter uses a chainsaw to vent the roof of a attic at a home located at 1529 Sycamore Street on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022 in Ottawa. The house fire began shortly before 2p.m.

An Ottawa resident was taken to a local hospital from smoke inhalation after a house fire Monday on the 1500 block of Sycamore Street.

Ottawa firefighters responded Monday afternoon to a report of a fire in a bedroom with individuals trapped.

The first Ottawa Fire Department crews arrived on scene at 2:01 p.m. and found Ottawa police and a neighbor assisting the residents out of the structure and smoke on the south side of the structure.

Ottawa Fire Chief Brian Bressner said the police arrived and were able to evacuate residents out of the house. There was the injury to a resident and a neighbor also was treated for smoke inhalation.

Bressner said the fire started in the back bedroom and there was smoke coming out of the front door when firefighters arrived at the scene. Crews entered the structure and found heavy fire in the back bedroom. The fire controlled by 2:20 p.m. Firefighters continued to perform salvage, overhaul and investigation activities after the fire was declared under control.

Damage estimates are not available as of Monday evening. Ottawa fire investigators have determined the cause of the fire to be accidental.

Ottawa Fire Department was assisted by Ottawa Police Department, Wallace Fire Department, Naplate Fire Department, Marseilles Fire Department, Marseilles Area Ambulance Service, Utica EMS, Grand Ridge Fire Department, Ottawa Water Department, Nicor and Ameren.