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$200,000 damage in house fire

An estimated $200,000 resulted from a fire Thursday afternoon at a home on the 700 block of Green Briar Lane in Lake Forest, fire officials said.

Rescue crews saw fire showing from the roof of the home when they arrived at 12:12 p.m. The fire was brought under control in about two hours and firefighters from 10 neighboring departments, including Highland Park, Highwood, Lincolnshire, Libertyville, Deerfield, Lake Bluff, Knollwood, Gurnee, North Chicago and Countryside provided mutual aid.

One firefighter had a minor injury and all residents of the home escaped without injury.

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