A 2-1/2″ line is directed at the attached garage at 40 W. Strong in Wheeling. Larry Shapiro photo

Smoke pushes out of the attic as a firefighter flakes out another hose line. Larry Shapiro photo

A passerby called 9-1-1 this morning in Wheeling reporting heavy smoke coming from a house in the area of Strong Avenue and Wolf Roads. When companies responded, they reported a large header which was visible from Station 42 on Dundee Road. The first arriving unit reported fire in an attached garage of a single-family home and requested the alarm be upgraded to a Code 4 working fire.

Smoke obscures the area as firefighters attack the garage fire. Larry Shapiro photo

Wheeling Engine 42 was the first engine on the scene and had four lines off. Larry Shapiro photo

Residents were out of the house and firefighters attacked the fire with two 2-1/2 inch lines knocking down the majority of the fire in minutes. Two more lines were used as a company went into the house and the fourth went to another side.

Smoke pours out of the garage after the door failed. Larry Shapiro photo

A hand line is advanced from the front. Larry Shapiro photo

The fire was stopped before it was able to get into the house, though a significant amount of smoke permeated the living quarters.

Buffalo Grove Tower 25 went to the roof to ventilate. Larry Shapiro photo

Northbrook Engine 10, Buffalo Grove Tower 25, and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Ambulance 52 responded for mutual aid.

Two lines are deployed into the garage opening. Larry Shapiro photo

Parts of the car continue to burn and firefighters wait for their line to be switched to foam. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro arrived within a minute of the first lines going into operation and still missed the heavy fire and smoke. He has submitted several images and will have more posted on his site.

This Corvette was destroyed in the garage. Larry Shapiro photo

Parts of the Corvette were manufactured with fiberglass. Larry Shapiro photo

What appears to be a commercial-style garage sustained heavy damage. Larry Shapiro photo

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