Palatine firefighters were called to 1054 N. Glenview Court for a structure fire after midnight on Saturday (5/20/17). Units arrived to find heavy fire in the rear and through the roof in an end unit of a three-story, four-unit, multi-family structure. Palatine police officers were already evacuating residents as Engine 81 advanced a line to the rear. The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 and then a MABAS Box Alarm bringing units from Palatine Rural, Rolling Meadows, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, Lake Zurich, and Barrington. 

The fire was under control prior to the arrival of Box Alarm companies who were returned shortly after arriving in staging. A cat was rescued from one of the units and returned to it’s owner by a Palatine firefighter.

Spartan tower ladder at fire scene

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Firefighter in PPE covered with insulation after overhaul

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Firefighters rest after battling a blaze

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scene of townhouse fire

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Firefighter brings cat from fire building

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flames burning through chimney

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aftermath of townhouse damaged by fire

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aftermath of townhouse damaged by fire

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Ferrara fire engine on a hydrant

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Palatine FD Squad 85 Spartan ERV

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fire trucks with chevron striping on scene at night

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