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Home left uninhabitable after Lake Zurich fire

The Lake Zurich Fire Department responded to a house fire on the 21000 block of Kepwick Lane Tuesday afternoon at 1:37 p.m.

The family was not home at the time, and their two dogs were rescued and unharmed, according to a Lake Zurich Fire Department news release.

The residence had significant damage and is uninhabitable, according to the news release.

The Lake Zurich Fire Department had assistance from Barrington, Long Grove, Wauconda, Countryside, Fox River Grove, Lincolnshire, Buffalo Grove, Mount Prospect, Grayslake and Streamwood in putting out the fire.

The Lake Zurich Fire Department wanted to remind residents to have working smoke detectors and to have a fire related escape plan.

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