The Decatur Fire Department responded to an abandoned house with “heavy fire” Thursday afternoon, and the cause remains under ...

SPRINGFIELD -- A three-year-old boy from Decatur died at HSHS St. John’s Hospital on Feb. 20 following a house fire. Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said the toddler was an inpatient at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Decatur Fire Department responded to a house that was “engulfed in flames” Friday night, and the cause ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Two homes in Decatur were rendered uninhabitable by fires that started Sunday night. The first fire happened at 4:45 p.m. in the area of Grand Avenue and Woodford Street. Neil ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Two people were taken to a hospital following a Decatur house fire Tuesday morning, and their condition is unknown at this time. Decatur Fire Chief Neil Elder told WCIA that ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Two people were displaced after a morning house fire in Decatur Friday. The Decatur Fire Department responded to a home in the 1500 block of North Monroe Street just after 7 a.m ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — The community has rallied around a Decatur family following a house fire. The fire happened on East Vanderhoof Street, right across from Eisenhower High School. Crews responded ...

A Decatur family lost their home and nearly everything inside after a cooking fire in December. Now, they’re back on their feet and moved into a new home to call their own.

Putting out a small fire with a portable fire extinguisher or containing it until help arrives can save lives and property, but portable fire extinguishers have limitations. Since ...