One injured in garage fire near West Chicago
Posted May 22, 2018 1:00 am
One person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after an attached garage caught fire Monday afternoon near West Chicago.
The Bartlett Fire Protection District received the call to the 200 block of Augusta Drive at 3:26 p.m., and were on the scene just over three minutes later. The fire, fought by 53 firefighters from nine departments, was declared under control at 4:06 p.m.
The heavily damaged house was uninhabitable after the fire. An investigation has not yet determined a cause or estimated the monetary damage.
Four other fire departments assisted with station coverage during the fire, while the DuPage County Sheriff's Office provided traffic and crowd control.
One resident was injured by a fire in the attached garage of a house on the 200 block of Augusta Drive in an unincorporated area near West Chicago Monday afternoon.
Courtesy of Bartlett Fire Protection District
A Monday afternoon fire caused extensive damage to a house on the 200 block of Augusta Drive in an unincorporated area near West Chicago. A resident of the house was injured, authorities said.
Courtesy of Bartlett Fire Protection District
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