Townhouse fire displaces Schaumburg families
A fire that started in a Schaumburg garage Wednesday night displaced two families in a three-unit townhouse building, fire officials said.
A passer-by noticed a car on fire within a garage on the 700 block of Whalom Lane and called firefighters about 7:20 p.m., Schaumburg Batallion Chief Rick Anderson said.
When firefighters arrived, the blaze had spread into a utility room, the second floor and the attic.
All residents were able to get out of the building, and nobody was injured. Two of the units were uninhabitable Wednesday night, Anderson said.
Damage is estimated at $75,000. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, he said.
No one was hurt in Wednesday night's fire on the 700 block of Whalom Lane in Schaumburg.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Firefighters estimate Wednesday night's blaze caused $75,000 in damage to a townhouse building on the 700 block of Whalom Lane in Schaumburg.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
A fire started in a Schaumburg townhouse garage Wednesday night and ultimately displaced two families.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
A firefighter works the scene of a blaze on the 700 block of Whalom Lane in Schaumburg Wednesday night.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
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