Quick Action Prevents Major Damage in Bethalto Structure Fire

BETHALTO, Ill. — The Bethalto Fire Department responded to a structure fire Friday night in the 800 block of Briarwood Drive, where a fire was found climbing the wall in a bedroom.

Firefighters from Bethalto, arrived on the scene and quickly extinguished the flames using a water can.

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A box-alarm was called and firefighters from Meadowbrook, Rosewood Heights and Cottage Hills responded. Firefighters were seen carrying out a mattress that had caught fire.

Bethalto Fire Chief Jay Grant said the fire likely started when a clothes basket fell onto a floor heater, melting the basket and causing the fire to climb the wall. “A few more minutes and it would have been a lot worse,” he said.

No injuries were reported.

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