The Barrington Fire Department received a call around 8PM this evening reporting a fire at 340 Weatherstone Road. The call came from a neighbor who saw fire outside the garage. First arriving companies were met by heavy fire at the three-car garage and traveling up through the roof encroaching on the main portion of the house. Shortly thereafter a Box Alarm was requested which brought tankers to this non-hydranted subdivision near Lake-Cook and Ela Roads. Fire was in the garage attic and portions of the second floor attic as well before firefighters were able to stop it from spreading further. Both vehicles in the garage were virtually undamaged. The first Barrington engine was in the driveway and was fed by the second engine in front of the house. A porta-tank was dropped by this engine and the tankers kept the water supply consistent.
Larry Shapiro went to the scene and arrived after the fire had been knocked down. He submitted several images from the scene and has a small gallery with additional images HERE.
Long Grove Tanker 55 stands by at the portable tank supplying Barrington Engine 363 . Larry Shapiro photo
Barrington Engine 363 was drafting from the porta-tank and pumping in-line to Engine 361. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters from Carpentersville Engine 942 work on a spot fire at the peak of the garage roof. Larry Shapiro photo
The fire originated outside the garage and burned through the roof creating a trench. Larry Shapiro photo
