Resident suffers minor injury in Geneva house fire

A resident suffered a minor heat-related injury in a house fire Saturday night in Geneva, the Geneva Fire Department said in a news release.

At 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, the fire department was dispatched to a two-story, single-family home in the 300 block of Cheever Avenue near Geneva’s downtown district, the release from the department said, for a report of a fire inside an attached three-car garage.

Upon arrival, fire companies found smoke showing from the garage and requested additional resources, the news release said. Firefighters brought the fire under control in under 30 minutes, per the department.

One resident suffered a minor heat-related injury, the news release said. That resident was assessed by paramedics and declined additional medical attention after signing a medical release.

The origin of the fire was determined to be a car in the garage, but the fire’s cause is still under investigation, according to the department. The fire damage was limited to the garage, but the home sustained smoke damage.

Firefighters from St. Charles, Batavia, Elburn, West Chicago, Fermilab and North Aurora assisted at the scene, the release noted, and the Winfield Fire Protection District and South Elgin and Countryside Fire Protection District provided coverage at Geneva’s fire stations in case there were additional emergency calls. The Geneva Police Department, Geneva Emergency Management Agency, Geneva Public Works Department Electric Division and Nicor Gas also provided support.

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