Fire leaves Antioch apartment uninhabitable, officials say

A fire in Antioch Monday evening left an apartment uninhabitable, officials said.

The Antioch Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 25000 block of Route 173 Monday evening.

Crews arrived at the scene, on the 25000 block of Route 173, just after 6 p.m. to find smoke coming from a two-story multi-family building on the first and second floors. Firefighters had the blaze under control in about an hour, according to a news release from the Antioch First Fire Protection District.

The fire was contained to a single apartment, which was deemed uninhabitable, the release stated.

No residents or first responders were injured.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and the cost of the damages is not yet known.

Crews from Round Lake, Lake Villa, Fox Lake, Grayslake, Spring Grove and Salem assisted Antioch.