Fire causes emergency callback of off-duty firefighters in Galesburg

Fire causes emergency callback of off-duty firefighters in Galesburg

GALESBURG, Ill. (WMBD) -- Off-duty firefighters were pressed back into service after a fire at a home in Galesburg Sunday evening. The Galesburg Fire Department was called to the 800 block of South Chambers Street at 6:12 p.m. Sunday, May 25, to reports of a structure fire, said Chief Randy Hovind. When firefighters arrived, they found a one and a half story home with smoke coming out of the windows and back of the house, he said. All three fire…

No injuries in South Chambers Street fire; investigation ongoing

No injuries were reported in a fire at an unoccupied home at 835 S. Chambers St. on Sunday evening. The Galesburg Fire Department responded with all three fire stations and 11 on-duty personnel at 6:12 p.m. Sunday, arriving to find smoke coming from the windows and rear of the one-and-a-half-story residence. Crews extinguished the fire using a hose line, secured the water supply, and conducted initial and secondary searches of the home, followed…