Crime & Safety
Flames Shoot From Second Floor of Home on Sheffield Lane in Geneva
Geneva and area firefighters report to a house fire at 2010 Sheffield Lane at around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28.
Geneva, St. Charles and area firefighters raced to a home at 2010 Sheffield Lane in Geneva after a Tri-Com report that indicated "flames shooting" from the second-floor window at around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday.
As of 10:35 a.m., the fire had been put out and appeared to be contained to the single-family home.
A neighbor said the residents were not in the house at the time of the fire, but that information is unconfirmed.
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Geneva police and fire personnel had blocked Sheffield Lane to all traffic.
Sheffield Lane, off of Williamburg Avenue, is within a few blocks of , but the fire was nowhere near the school, and students there were not in any danger.
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Geneva Patch will follow up when information is available from official sources.
Several of the photos for this article were contributed by Geneva resident Rod McCleary.
Editor's note: The original version of this story said the fire was at 2004 Sheffield Lane. The Geneva Fire Department report says the address was 2010 Sheffield Lane.
