Post by cooter on Sept 19, 2008 14:57:38 GMT -5
We went with our rescue engine... 
I missed another b/c I was at my paid house... grrr!
Pictures from The Daily Herald...
None hurt in morning fire in Maple Park
Daily Herald
Dozens of firefighters battled a three-alarm fire Thursday in Maple Park that severely damaged a two-story red brick house, displacing its lone resident.
No one was injured; the resident was not at home when the fire started, but returned around 9 a.m. to discover the kitchen was on fire.
Flames were shooting out of the windows when firefighters arrived, said Maple Park Fire Chief Kevin Peterson who said firefighters continue to investigate the cause.
The kitchen was charred, and the rest of the house sustained heavy smoke and heat damage, he said. Firefighters knocked out windows, and cut open the kitchen roof to ventilate smoke; fire hoses from pumper trucks were dragged throughout the home.
Broken glass was scattered around the lawn and patio. Soot covered the furniture and accessories, including a tea set and a cream-colored sofa, in the dining room and a living room on the first floor near the kitchen.
The distraught resident declined to be interviewed.
Peterson estimated the fire caused at least $150,000 damage, and said the home is uninhabitable. Property records at the Kane County assessments office indicate the house has a market value around $407,000.
Firefighters from more than a dozen departments responded to the call in the rural area, which is north and west of Elburn, bringing pumper trucks and setting up portable water pools. There are no fire hy- drants. Farm fields border the home.
Responding departments included Geneva, Batavia, DeKalb, Malta, Big Rock, Kaneville, Hinckley, Pingree Grove, Hampshire, Elburn, South Elgin, Genoa-Kingston, Burlington, Sycamore and Sugar Grove.
I missed another b/c I was at my paid house... grrr!
Pictures from The Daily Herald...
None hurt in morning fire in Maple Park
Daily Herald
Dozens of firefighters battled a three-alarm fire Thursday in Maple Park that severely damaged a two-story red brick house, displacing its lone resident.
No one was injured; the resident was not at home when the fire started, but returned around 9 a.m. to discover the kitchen was on fire.
Flames were shooting out of the windows when firefighters arrived, said Maple Park Fire Chief Kevin Peterson who said firefighters continue to investigate the cause.
The kitchen was charred, and the rest of the house sustained heavy smoke and heat damage, he said. Firefighters knocked out windows, and cut open the kitchen roof to ventilate smoke; fire hoses from pumper trucks were dragged throughout the home.
Broken glass was scattered around the lawn and patio. Soot covered the furniture and accessories, including a tea set and a cream-colored sofa, in the dining room and a living room on the first floor near the kitchen.
The distraught resident declined to be interviewed.
Peterson estimated the fire caused at least $150,000 damage, and said the home is uninhabitable. Property records at the Kane County assessments office indicate the house has a market value around $407,000.
Firefighters from more than a dozen departments responded to the call in the rural area, which is north and west of Elburn, bringing pumper trucks and setting up portable water pools. There are no fire hy- drants. Farm fields border the home.
Responding departments included Geneva, Batavia, DeKalb, Malta, Big Rock, Kaneville, Hinckley, Pingree Grove, Hampshire, Elburn, South Elgin, Genoa-Kingston, Burlington, Sycamore and Sugar Grove.