Flames made their way into the void of one of the walls and spread quickly to the attic. Arriving crews spotted smoke coming from the attic, the chief said.
The chief said the fire caused an estimated $1,000 in damage and is not considered suspicious.
INITIAL REPORT
Crews have been dispatched to the 100 block of East First Street on a report of a working structure fire.
Springfield firefighters were called out just after 4 p.m.
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