Fire leaves Palatine family without home

An early morning fire on New Year's Day left a three-member Palatine family homeless, authorities said.

The fire occurred in an 11-unit apartment building at 1307 Baldwin Court. The Palatine Fire Department was dispatched to the blaze at 3:48 a.m. and arrived five minutes later, according to a news release.

Upon arrival, firefighters saw flames near a third-floor window and were able to put the fire out within 11 minutes.

The two people who were home at the time woke to find the fire in the second bedroom of the apartment and escaped the unit without injury.

But they, and the other person living with them, were left without homes.

The apartment with the fire sustained extensive fire, smoke and water damage, said Battalion Chief William Gabrenya.

The fire's cause remains under investigation.

Crews from the Arlington Heights Fire Department assisted.