RANTOUL Substandard electrical wiring was blamed for a fire that caused an estimated $20,000 damage to a Rantoul home Sunday evening.

Firefighters were called to 620 N. Penfield St. at 11:30 p.m.

The house (occupied by Jim Hamilton) was full of smoke when we arrived with a small amount of flames showing around the door header when you enter the kitchen, Fire Chief Ken Waters said.

He said the fire had extended into the wall cavity of the ceiling and started into the second floor, where firefighters were able to contain it.

Cause of the fire was an electric heater in the living room that was plugged into an outlet with substandard wiring. The wires overheated and caught the interior of the wall on fire.

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December 12, 2014 at 1:12 am by Mr HomeBuilder
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