Photos from the 3-Alarm fire at. 540 Devonshire Lane in Crystal Lake, 7-17-19.
Excerpts from nbcchicago.com:
At around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded to a reported fire at 540 Devonshire Lane.
first respondersFirefighters arriving on the scene found a two-story, multi-family apartment style building with fire visible on the roof.Police officers and firefighters began evacuating residents while crews worked to extinguish the blaze, which was elevated to a three-alarm fire. The fire was first seen on the roof but quickly spread the entire length of the building through the attic. who said crews set up multiple ladder trucks to get water onto the roof and attic.
The fire was declared under control at around 5:20 a.m. The building was deemed uninhabitable and no injuries were reported.