Decatur house fire 4.29.26

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Five people, including four children, have been displaced following a house fire in Decatur on Wednesday. 

The Decatur Fire Department said firefighters responded to a reported fire just after noon at a home on Division Street. 

Firefighters arrived to find flames coming from the home's kitchen windows. 

No one was home at the time of the fire, and no firefighters were injured. 

DFD said the American Red Cross will assist those displaced, with one adult in addition to the children. 

The fire is under investigation. 

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