{"id":29044,"date":"2026-01-28T09:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=29044"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:32:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:32:57","slug":"effingham-fire-severely-damages-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/29044-effingham-fire-severely-damages-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Effingham Fire Severely Damages Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>A fire severely damaged an Effingham home on Tuesday night.\u00a0 According to Effingham Fire Chief Brant Yochum, on January 27, at approximately 9:15 PM, the Effingham Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 707 Holiday Drive.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival, fire crews encountered flames and heavy smoke visible from the exterior of the residence.\u00a0 Firefighters immediately performed a transitional attack, successfully knocking down the fire.\u00a0 Crews then transitioned to interior operations to extinguish remaining hotspots and conducted overhaul and investigation.<\/p>\n<p>All occupants were able to safely exit the residence prior to the arrival of the fire department.\u00a0 No civilian injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p>Fire crews remained on scene for an extended period to complete overhaul.\u00a0 The incident occurred during extreme cold weather conditions, which added additional challenges for firefighters operating on scene.\u00a0 There were no firefighter injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The fire has been ruled accidental, caused by heat from a fireplace.\u00a0 Estimated damage to the residence is approximately $125,000.<\/p>\n<p>This incident involved a coordinated response from the Effingham Fire Department, Shumway Fire Protection District, Teutopolis Fire Protection District, Rural Med EMS, Effingham Police Department, Effingham County Sheriff\u2019s Department, Effingham City Dispatch, Ameren Electric, Ameren Gas, and the Effingham Water Department.\u00a0 Station coverage during the incident was provided by the Dieterich Fire Protection District and the Altamont Fire Protection District.\u00a0 Greenup Fire Protection District was dispatched but later disregarded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fire severely damaged an Effingham home on Tuesday night.\u00a0 According to Effingham Fire Chief Brant Yochum, on January 27, at approximately 9:15 PM, the Effingham Fire Department responded to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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