Wauconda fire leaves home uninhabitable
Posted January 02, 2015 12:01 am
Wauconda firefighters extinguished a blaze Friday afternoon in a single-family home on the 400 block of Old Country Way.
The fire was reported shortly before 2 p.m. by a woman who lives in the house. Firefighters said she told them the fire started in the living room.
In addition to the resident, a couple of cats were in the house, firefighters said. All were safe.
There was extensive smoke damage, and the two-story wood frame house was declared uninhabitable.
The fire is still under investigation.
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