Sunday evening fire causes $35K damage to Peoria home

PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria firefighters responded to a home in the 400 block of S. Madison Park Terrace Sunday evening, on reports of smoke and flames.

Fire Battalion Chief Phil Snowden says around 5 p.m., crews entered the home and worked quickly to put the fire out within 15 minutes.

No one was inside the home at the time of the fire.

Damage is estimated at $35,000. An investigator said the cause of the fire appeared to be accidental.