Arson in Peoria displaces family, causes $60k in damage

Arson in Peoria displaces family, causes $60k in damage

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- A Peoria family's home was damaged after an alleged arson. At 7:47 a.m. on Aug. 1, the Peoria Fire Department went to a house fire at 710 East Thrust Ave., said Battalion Chief Josh Maroney. He also said that arriving firefighters found fire in the basement and on the first floor of the two-story house. Fire crews used multiple hose lines to put out the fire in the basement and on the first floor, Maroney said. This quick …