Fire damages home in Palatine Thursday

Four people were displaced after a fire destroyed a garage and damaged the home on the 200 block of Bryant Avenue in Palatine Thursday, authorities said.

Firefighters were called to the scene at 4:52 p.m. and saw heavy fire in an attached garage, authorities said. Firefighters brought the blaze under control at 5:17 p.m., authorities said.

No residents or firefighters were injured, authorities said, but the home was deemed uninhabitable.

Damage estimates were not available, authorities said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Units from the Rolling Meadows Fire Department and the Palatine Police Department assisted at the scene, officials said.