John Dixon
Champaign firefighters ventilate the attic of a house at 1313 Fredrick St., C, Thursday afternoon. According to fire officials, the fire started in the kitchen and burned its way up the range hood into the attic.
CHAMPAIGN – A cooking fire caused an estimated $30,000 to $40,000 damage to a house in Champaign on Thursday.
Champaign fire Deputy Chief Tim Wild said one youth was home at 1313 Frederick St. when a brother came home and saw smoke coming from the eaves. The fire department was called at 3:54 p.m.
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