Estimated $90,000 in damage caused by house fire in St. Charles

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St. Charles Fire Department

A house suffewred an estimated $90,000 in damage in a fire Thursday morning in St. Charles.

Firefighters responded at 11:27 a.m. to a house fire in the 3400 block of Oxbow Lane, according to the St. Charles Fire Department. Crews arrived at 11:32 a.m. and found a fire in the kitchen.

It took about 30 minutes to bring the fire under control, the fire department said. No one was home at the time, and the fire was reported by a neighbor.

The fire is believed to be accidental but remains under investigation, according to the fire department, which said the home is inhabitable.

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