The Streator Fire Department put out a couple fires late last week, including one in which a fire fighter had an equipment problem. On Friday, a garage was on fire in the 300 block of E. First St. The roof caved in, so the garage was a total loss. The cause isn’t known yet.
On Saturday, a fire in a house in the 200 block of S. Bloomington St. was out quickly, but one of the fire fighters looking for victims had to be rescued after an equipment malfunction. He was okay, and no victims were in the fire. The fire was burning in a bathroom and hallway when the fire fighters got there. The home is divided into two apartments. The cause is still being investigated.