No injuries in major Westchester house fire

By Community Editor

Westchester Fire Department officials explained in a statement that no one was injured in a major house fire in Westchester on Jan. 16.

The Westchester Fire Department was dispatched to the residential structure fire on Windsor Drive at approximately 5 p.m., with fire departments from surrounding villages — including Berkeley, Bellwood, Broadview, Elmhurst, Hillside, Maywood and North Riverside — ar riving minutes later

Fire personnel from Melrose Park and Berwyn “provided coverage in Westchester fire stations,” Westchester Fire Department officials explained in the statement.

“Westchester crews made an aggressive interior attack and extinguished the fire,” officials added.

“Due to working smoke detectors, all residents and pets exited safely. There were no injuries. The home was severely damaged. The cause of the fire is under investigation.”