The Countryside Fire Protection District received calls of smoke coming from a house near Route 45 and Oakwood Road in Indian Creek around 9PM Wednesday night. Upon arrival they found smoke and fire from the rear of the house on that corner. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods assisted with a squad, Mundelein and Libertyville both came with quints as the alarm was upgraded to a full still. Later, a Box Alarm was requested for change of quarters companies to cover the Countryside stations. The fire which reportedly began in the basement and extended to the first floor was extinguished quickly. The residents who were home at the time of the fire escaped without injury but a dog perished.
Larry Shapiro submitted a few images though the fire was out when he arrived. There is a small gallery of on-scene images HERE.
A vent cut into the roof is the only visible damage from the front of the house. Larry Shapiro photo
The fire was venting out the rear of the house when companies arrived. Larry Shapiro photo
Countryside Engine 412 supplied handlines fro the driveway, and received water from Engine 411 on a hydrant out on Route 45. Larry Shapiro photo
The house was situated on the corner of Route 45 on the left and Oakwood Road on the right. Mundelein's Sutphen quint was on Oakwood supplying a line to the rear and the balance of the apparatus was on Route 45. Larry Shapiro photo
