According to IFD officials, crews were dispatched to the 1000 block of East Garfield Drive around 2:45 a.m. IFD said the fire started in the basement and moved up to the exterior walls of the home.

Neighbors report squatters inside the building shortly before the fire broke out, IFD said. It took firefighters 15 minutes to get the blaze under control. The cause of the fire is under investigation ...