FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) – A basement fire leads to heavy smoke damage at a home in Freeport, according to the fire department.
Just before 3:30 p.m. April 18, Freeport Fire Department responded to the 900 block of S. 17th Avenue for a single-family residence with smoke coming from the basement windows and rear door.
According to officials, the fire was extinguished quickly but there is smoke damage throughout the home. Damage to the property is estimated at more than $100,000…