Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:

The State Fire Marshall was on the scene of a house fire Thursday afternoon with Frankfort fire officials as they tried to determine the cause of a blaze that left a gaping hole in the roof of a single story home in the 8600 block of W. Lincoln Highway.

The owner smelled smoke and called the fire department at about 3 pm Thursday.

Emergency responders Police closed U.S. 30 between 84th and 88th Avenue, sending a long line of cars through the nearby Windy Farm subdivision.

Several fire departments responded to the blaze, including New Lenox, Mokena, Manhattan, Matteson, Orland, Crete, and University Park.

At the same time, Frankfort firefighters also were on the scene of another house fire in the 7400 block of Quail Circle.