The Buffalo Grove Countryside has an article about yesterday’s fire in Long Grove which includes several photos taken by one of the residents during the fire.
Also, a video by Larry Shapiro.
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This from Larry Shapiro:
Residents called the Long Grove FD around 6:30 this morning reporting some type of explosion and fire in the garage area of their home at 3238 Victorian Lane. The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 prior to the first units arriving on scene. They found all residents out of the home and heavy fire throughout the attached three-car garage and the bedroom windows above. The cedar roof shingles along that side had the roof involved as well. A quick blitz attack was initiated which then allowed companies to make an interior attack. The fire was contained to the area that was involved on arrival with slight extension further into the house.
Companies at the scene included engines from Long Grove, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Palatine, Arlington Heights, and Wheeling. Tankers from Long Grove, Countryside, Fox Lake, Prospect Heights, Barrington, and Fox Lake responded along with a Deerfield squad and Libertyville, Long Grove, and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods ambulances.
Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Engine 51 was on a dry hydrant near Route 53. Larry Shapiro photo
LDH from Engine 55 to the Lioncolnshire-Riverwoods engine. Larry Shapiro photo
Long hose lay down the private lane. Larry Shapiro photo
Long Grove Engine 55 and Buffalo Grove Quint 27. Larry Shapiro photo
Sector A with multiple lines out and the quint to the roof. Larry Shapiro photo
Buffalo Grove Quint 27 . Larry Shapiro photo
Companies in front of the house after the fire had been knocked down. Larry Shapiro photo
Companies in front of the house after the fire had been knocked down. Larry Shapiro photo
Hitting hot spots on the rof. Larry Shapiro photo
A Buffalo Grove firefighter working on the roof. Larry Shapiro photo
One of three vehicles damaged or destroyed by the fire. Larry Shapiro photo
Mundelein firefighters mask up before entering the house for salvage work. Larry Shapiro photo
Small fire still on the ridge line over the garage. Larry Shapiro photo
Buffalo Grove firefighters exit the house. Larry Shapiro photo
A supply line was stretched from the Long Grove engine to the Countryside tanker. Larry Shapiro photo
Countryside tender prepared to supply water. Larry Shapiro photo
Long Grove Engine 55 pulled into the driveway followed by Tanker 55 to supply up to 3,000 additional gallons of water before a supplemental water supply was established. Then Palatine Engine 82, the next engine to arrive, dropped a supply line down the length of the private road from a dry hydrant near Route 53. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Engine 51 arrived next and established the water supply drafting from the pond.
A gallery with more images can be found HERE.
This from Martin Nowak:
This picture was taken by someone for me. During the storms on 4/17/2013 around 5 P.M. near the intersection of 77th Street and Roberts Road in Bridgeview, lightning struck a transformer.
Transformer fire in Bridgeview.
This from Larry Shapiro:
Buffalo Grove firefighters were called to 414 Manchester Court just before 3PM for a reported structure fire. An apparent lightning strike caused a fire on the building’s exterior that extended slightly into the second floor. Here are a few images from the scene.
A firefighter strips facia from a ladder. Larry Shapiro photo
Damage was to the outside of the building. Larry Shapiro photo
Engine 26 was first on the scene and had two lines off. Larry Shapiro photo
Buffalo Grove Engine 26 on a hydrant. Larry Shapiro photo
Buffalo Grove Quint 27 going to the roof. Larry Shapiro photo
Squad 26 and Tower 25. Larry Shapiro photo
Long Grove FPD companies responded to a reported house fire just after 9PM at 4251 Route 83. Units arrived and reported a working fire. Mutual aid companies on the initial response included engines from Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Palatine, Lake Zurich, and Arlington Heights. Buffalo Grove responded with a 75′ quint, Prospect Heights sent an ambulance and a tanker, and an additional tanker came from the Palatine Rural FPD since the area is without hydrants.
Conditions inside the house, one of the few houses on Route 83 between Aptakisic and Hill Top Roads, were that of hoarders, making interior navigation difficult. The fire was largely on the exterior of the building with extension on both floors. There were no injuries. Additional companies requested to the scene as the alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 (working fire) included an engine from Barrington and an Arlington Heights ambulance.
Long Grove Squad 55 was supplying two hand lines. Larry Shapiro photo
The house at 4251 Route 83 in Long Grove. Larry Shapiro photo
Lake Zurich firefighter vents a second floor building. Larry Shapiro photo
Long Grove firefighters with a line to wash down the hot spots. Larry Shapiro photo
Lincolnshire Riverwoods Engine 51 lights the scene. Larry Shapiro photo
With no hydrants, Squad 55 is nursed from Tanker 55. Larry Shapiro photo
A second floor window is taken out. Larry Shapiro photo
The Palatine lieutenant supervises a probationary firefighter as he vents the roof. Larry Shapiro photo
Squad 55 in front of the house. Larry Shapiro photo
Dan McInerney submitted several images of the apparatus on the scene at Buffalo Grove’s fire yesterday at 214 Navajo Trail.
Buffalo Grove Tower 25 was the still alarm company. Dan McInerney photo
Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Squad 51 was the RIT company. Dan McInerney photo
Arlington Heights Engine 4 was due on the Code 3 for the reported fire. Dan McInerney photo
Buffalo Grove Quint 27 was due on the Code 4 upgrade. Dan McInerney photo
Long Grove Engine 55 came in on the Code 4 upgrade as well. Dan McInerney photo
Long Grove Battalion 55 was also due on the Code 4 for the confirmed working fire. Dan McInerney photo
Buffalo Grove Engine 26 was running with a spare apparatus. Dan McInerney photo
After the fire, firefighters examine an air pack before replacing it on the tower. Dan McInerney photo
Firefighters use a 2 1/2-inch line to wet down the remaining hot spots after the main fire had been knocked down. Larry Shapiro photo
The Long Grove Fire Department received several calls this afternoon reporting a garage fire at 16202 Aptakisic in Prairie View. Initially, conflicting reports were given as to whether or not the garage was attached to the house or detached, and it was unclear if the fire had spread to any nearby buildings. One caller suggested that the homeowner might have been trapped inside the garage.
The B-side of the garage was six feet from an in-ground swimming pool and roughly 25 feet from the house. Larry Shapiro photo
Wheeling firefighters work on spot fires inside the garage. Larry Shapiro photo
This address represents an unincorporated section of Lake County which belongs to the Long Grove Fire Department but is also surrounded by Buffalo Grove and Lincolnshire.
There were no fire hydrants on the north side of Aptakisic Road where the fire broke out so Long Grove Squad 55 dropped 1,500 feet of 5" hose. This allowed them to assist with supplying Buffalo Grove Engine 26 the first engine on the scene which was working off of tank water. Larry Shapiro photo
Due to the proximity of their station, Buffalo Grove Engine 26 (217) was the first company on the scene. Larry Shapiro photo
Buffalo Grove Station 26 is located just over a mile from this address and when Engine 26 pulled out of their quarters they reported seeing a significant header. Units that responded to the scene include Long Grove Squad 55 and Tanker 55, Buffalo Grove Engine 26 and Quint 27, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Engine 51, Lake Zurich Engine 4, Libertyville Truck 461, Wheeling Engine 24, Countryside Ambulance 411, and a Barrington ambulance in addition to chief officers from Long Grove, Buffalo Grove, and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods.
Temperatures were in the 80s and the humidity was high, so fire companies rotated between finishing off the hot spots and going through rehab. Here, Lake Zurich firefighters are on the line. Larry Shapiro photo
Long Grove Squad 55 responded to the fire on Aptakisic after picking up from a motor vehicle accident. Larry Shapiro photo
Long Grove Tanker 55 was requested to the scene as a backup to provide additional water. Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro arrived after the fire was knocked down and submitted several images from the scene. A gallery with more images can be viewed HERE.
The Daily Herald has an article HERE.
This was not the first fire at this address in recent years. Firefighters responded to this address on December 31, 2009 for a fully involved car fire next to the house.
As thunderstorms rolled through the northwest suburbs last night, the Long Grove Fire Department received calls for a lightning strike and fire at a home on Stayton Lane. The residents were at home at the time but were unaware that their house had been struck until neighbors came to the door to get them out of the house. First companies found flames at the roof peak where lightning had struck and created several holes. The fire was quickly extinguished but firefighters remained on the scene for a while until the roof could be inspected. The first truck on the scene was evidently unable to make the driveway at the end of the one-lane street with many trees, so a smaller quint was requested that would be able to setup in the driveway. Heavy rain and lightning in the area delayed the operation during several attempts to put firefighters at the tip of the ladder.
The area is without hydrants and gets three tankers on the initial response for any possible fire. The Palatine Rural Fire Department tanker refilled Long Grove’s tanker before being released from the scene. The Daily Herald has a brief article HERE.
Long Grove Tanker 55 supplied water to Squad 55 since there are no hydrants in this area. Larry Shapiro photo
Evidence of the lightning strike along the gutter line and roof. Larry Shapiro photo
Palatine Rural Fire District Tanker 36 was one of three tankers called to the scene. Before being released, this tanker refilled Long Grove Tanker 55. Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro was at the scene and submitted several images. A gallery with more images can be found HERE.
The squad and tanker from Long Grove had to be repositioned so that Buffalo Grove Quint 27 could make the driveway. Larry Shapiro photo
Buffalo Grove Quint 27 backed down the driveway and setup the main so firefighters could inspect the damage at the roof's peak. Larry Shapiro photo
Damage to the roof from the lightning strike is visible. Larry Shapiro photo
The lightning strike blew out this transformer and an attached unit inside the garage. Larry Shapiro photo
A Buffalo Grove firefighter examines the damage and checks for extension at the roof's peak where the lightning struck. Larry Shapiro photo
