UPDATE: Close call for Peoria firefighter as fire destroys North Valley home

UPDATE 7:30 P.M. - The Peoria Fire Department released more details Thursday evening about a fire earlier in the day that led to an emergency mayday call when a firefighter got separated from his crew.

They were fighting a fire that destroyed a home in the 2200 block of Northeast Madison Avenue, in Peoria’s North Valley.

Firefighters got the call about 10:50 a.m., and they spent about 4 1/2-hours on the scene.

The mayday call came when several firefighters were trying to put out the fire in the basement. The firefighter became separated from the group, and a Rescue Intervention Team found the firefighter, who was not injured, Battalion Chief Steve Rada said in a news release.

Rada said 43 firefighters were called to the scene. Because of heat, fire and heavy smoke, firefighters were not able to prevent the fire from spreading to the first floor, which eventually collapsed into the basement, said Rada.

Two fire investigators were called to the scene to determine a cause.

Rada said an emergency demolition of the home was ordered, and damage was estimated at more than $100,000.