Nobody hurt in Rantoul house fire over the weekend

Danny Connolly

April 15, 2024 at 1:46 PM·1 min read

RANTOUL (WCIA) — The Rantoul Fire Department were called to extinguish a fire over the weekend.

The fire happened at a house just before 5 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of South Century Boulevard and East Wabash Avenue.

Rantoul Fire Department investigating fourth trailer fire in same neighborhood

Photo courtesy of the Rantoul Fire Department

According to the Rantoul Fire Department, the fire was put out in 10 minutes. No one was injured.

The fire department thanked the Thomasboro Volunteer Fire Department and Gifford Fire Protection District, as well as METCAD and Advanced Medical Transport of Eastern Illinois for their assistance with responding to the fire in a Facebook post.

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