Man wakes up to house in flames

A homeowner of 817 W. Seventh St. awoke Sunday to his neighbor pounding on his door to tell him his house was on fire.

City firefighters responded to a report of thick smoke sighted in the 700 block of West Seventh Street around 7 p.m., said Bloomington Police Department Sgt.
Lucas Tate.

The rear left side of the house suffered heavy damage, said Rick Petermichel, Bloomington Fire Deparment battalion chief. Firefighters extinguished the fire within three to four minutes of arrival.

An investigator is looking into the cause of the fire.

Dennis Barbosa