Crime & Safety

No Injuries in Fire to Wheaton Home

No one is injured after house fire Friday in 400 block of Ellis Avenue.

No one was injured in the fire to a home in the 400 block of Ellis Avenue Friday morning. The Wheaton Fire Department responded to a call around 4:50 a.m. Friday to a reported structure fire at 419 Ellis Avenue. The three-story building sustained extensive smoke, fire and water damage and is uninhabitable, according to a press release. 

Crews brought the fire under control within 30 minutes. The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time and damage estimates are unavailable, according to the release.


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