Wauconda firefighters responded to a reported garage fire this afternoon at 26703 N. Main Street in an unincorporated area of their district. Upon arrival, units found a two-story house with heavy fire in the attached garage threatening the living space. The alarm was immediately upgraded to a 2nd Alarm bringing additional companies to the scene. Though the house has smoke damage throughout, only a small area along the garage wall was reportedly damaged by fire. Firefighters advanced two lines into the house to stop the fire from spreading. The fire was out within a half hour of the original alarm.
Mutual aid companies included Long Grove, Countryside, Fox Lake, Round Lake, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Barrington, Nunda, Lake Zurich, Cary, and Mundelein.
Larry Shapiro went to the scene and arrived as the fire was extinguished. Nevertheless, he submitted a few images of the scene and the units that responded.
![attached garage fire in Wauconda IL](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/130123_WAUC-0002.jpg)
The garage sustained extensive damage and a partial collapse of the roof. Larry Shapiro photo
![garage fire damages house](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/130123_WAUC-0009.jpg)
The fire was stopped just as it began to impinge on the house. Larry Shapiro photo
![firefighters overhaul garage after fire](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/130123_WAUC-0016.jpg)
Firefighters remove debris from the garage. Larry Shapiro photo
![firefighters with a hose line](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/130123_WAUC-0033.jpg)
Firefighters wet down smoldering pockets in the garage. Larry Shapiro photo
![burned out car in garage](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/130123_WAUC-0043.jpg)
The charred remains of a car in the garage. Larry Shapiro photo
![firefighters rolling hose](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/130123_WAUC-1947.jpg)
Firefighters break down the attack lines and roll hose. Larry Shapiro photo
![Wauconda Fire Department tower ladder](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/130123_WAUC-1969.jpg)
The Wauconda tower ladder is positioned in front of the house. Larry Shapiro photo
![fire tanker nursing an engine](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/130123_WAUC-2004.jpg)
Wauconda’s tanker is setup to nurse the engine in front of the house at 26703 N. Main Street. Larry Shapiro photo
Click here for a gallery with more fire scene photos by Larry Shapiro.