Detached garage fire in Prospect Heights, 5-3-15

This from Larry Shapiro:

The Prospect Heights FD received multiple calls for a detached garage on fire at 240 E. Camp McDonald Road Sunday night (5/3/15). Flames could be seen from Station 9, less than a block away. The three-car, 1 1/2-story garage was fully-involved and was reported to have a 55-gallon drum of racing fuel and acetylene torches inside.

Engine 9 dropped two lines and Tanker 9 setup to nurse the engine. Engine 39 dropped a supply line to a hydrant approximately 1/3 of a mile away as Long Grove Tanker 55 arrived to continue nursing Engine 9. The bulk of the fire was knocked down quickly, and the other tankers were released from the staging area.

When I arrived the roof had collapsed and there was still some visible fire.

firemen pull hose from an engine at night

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

fire department tenders nursing an engine

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

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2 Comments

#1 by Skeptical Neighbor on May 4, 2015 - 11:38 AM

Well, it makes sense of course that a modest thunder storm would create the very unlikely event of a lightening strike on a detached garage, 200 feet from the main house, that happens to have several cars, a bobcat, and 55 gallons of racing fuel on hand. What a coincidence!

Probably going to be hard to pin this on arson, as by definition, that gas explosion would have sprayed accelerants everywhere.

Not that I am suggesting this event to be suspicious, or anything.
#2 by FARTIN' FRED on May 4, 2015 - 9:59 AM

What’s up with this recent RASH of garage fires lately?