Lake in the Hills home uninhabitable after blaze; firefighter injured

A house in Lake in the Hills is uninhabitable after a fire broke out in the home Sunday evening.

One firefighter was taken from the scene with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries.

Firefighters responded at 8:46 p.m. to a home in the 600 block of Anderson Drive in Lake in the Hills. They arrived at a two-story house with “heavy fire coming from the back of the structure” and the kitchen area, according to a release from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District.

Crews initiated an aggressive fire attack and were able to bring the fire under control within 20 minutes, according to the release.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, and there is currently no damage estimate, according to the release.

Fire protection districts from Cary, Huntley, Crystal Lake, Barrington Countryside, West Dundee and Fox River Grove assisted in fighting the fire. The Lake in the Hills Police Department and SEECOM dispatch center also assisted the Algonquin Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District.