Firefighters needed only minutes to knock out a fire Monday night in an unoccupied home on Washington Avenue.
Crews were called to the 1400 block of North Washington around 9 p.m. and spotted flames in the frame of a living room window. A fire department statement said the fire started accidentally, apparently caused by the use of a heat gun during a painting project.
No injuries were reported and a damage estimate was not immediately available, according to fire officials. The single-family home is being rehabbed and no one is currently living there.
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Wheaton firefighters were assisted on the scene by Wheaton police and several fire departments from neighboring communities. The building was turned back over to the homeowner after the fire. Also assisting was the city's building department.
