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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.