Excerpts from fox32chicago.com:
A house fire in the 200 block of Hamilton Ave. just before 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Elgin left one firefighter hospitalized and a home heavily damaged.
On arrival, smoke was seen coming from the attic, and crews attacked the fire from the inside and found flames coming from the attic, first floor, and the basement.
The fire was contained in about 20 minutes.
One firefighter was taken to the hospital with a minor injury, but no other injuries were reported. No one was inside at the time of the fire.
Damages from the fire are estimated at over $175,000.
