VIDEO: The Hoopeston Police and Fire Departments responded to a house fire on Wednesday. Details are limited at this time, but the Hoopeston Police Department said in a daily bulletin that both departments were dispatched at 12:23 a.m. to the area of Young Avenue and 5th Street for a reported fire.
The Rossville and Wellington Fire Departments also responded as mutual aid. Mayor Tracy Carter told WCIA that the fire happened in a single-family home, and it is likely a total loss. He did not know if anyone was displaced or if anyone was hurt.
