Fire destroys large Barrington Hills home

Firefighters Wednesday were continuing to investigate the cause of a fire that led to the total loss of an approximately 16,000-square-foot home in Barrington Hills between Monday night and midmorning Tuesday.

The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District received the call of a possible structure fire at the 3½-story home in the 1-100 block of Otis Road at 9:35 p.m. Monday, Fire Chief James Arie said.

The house was fully engulfed by flames by the time crews arrived and continued to spread quickly, Arie said. However, the occupants were already out of the house and there were no injuries suffered.

Eighteen departments assisted in fighting the fire, which continued throughout the night.

Three vehicles were removed from the garage. Though damaged, they did not appear to be beyond repair, Arie said.

The fire district was still working on a monetary damage estimate to the house Wednesday, as well as determining its point of origin and cause, Arie said.