The cause of a Monday afternoon structure fire that started in one south side Bloomington home and spread to four others has not yet been determined, officials say.
Monroe Fire Protection District spokesperson Jason Allen said emergency responders received a call about a home on fire in the 2500 block of South Wickens Street around 1 p.m. Monday. Around 4:30 p.m. the same day, crews were still on the scene drenching what was left of the house where the fire originated.
Allen said the blaze almost completely destroyed the first house and spread to two neighboring homes, causing about 80% damage to those houses. The next two closest houses also received exterior fire damage.
Allen said there were no injuries reported in the five-home fire.
I’m at the scene of a multiple-house home fire on the south side of Bloomington, where it looks like one home has been completely destroyed and two others damaged by the blaze. @WFIUNews pic.twitter.com/sUlvbTl4vQ — Emma Atkinson (@emmameg) September 21, 2020
Officials are asking witnesses and bystanders to submit photos and videos of the fire to help determine how it started.
