Fire leaves Palatine home uninhabitable

Three residents have been displaced by a house fire Monday in Palatine, according to a news release from the Palatine Fire Department.

Fire crews arrived at the scene on the 2100 block of North Westmoreland Drive at 4:04 p.m. and reported heavy smoke and flames coming from the home's lower level, according to the news release.

By 4:31 p.m., the fire was under control, the release said, but the home was left uninhabitable.

No civilians or firefighters were injured, but a pet cat was killed, according to the release.

Damage estimates were not available Monday night, and the fire remains under investigation, the release said.