Faulty wiring causes extensive damage to Lockport home – The Herald-News

LOCKPORT An electrical issue in a home on the 21000 block of W. Cypress Cir. in Lockport caused every appliance in the home to become energized, shorting the wiring and causing damage to the home Thursday, Lockport Fire Chief Dave Skoryi says.

Skoryi said the Lockport Fire Department, assisted by the Romeoville Fire Department, received a call about the electrical issue at 5:30 p.m. Thursday night.

"There was an electrical issue with the home that caused the wiring in the home to short out, and that created smoke in the house," Skoryi said.

There was one resident and an electrician inside the home when the wires shorted out. Skoryi said the electrician was there because the residents had previously been having electrical issues, but once the electrician arrived he was the one to call the fire department. Firefighters from both units waited for ComEd to shut off power as the wires burned up throughout the home.

"The damage to the house is significant," Skoryi said. "All the wiring needs to be checked and replaced."

No one was injured during the incident.

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