Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a fire that was discovered by a cleaning crew that arrived at a vacant home in Deerfield Saturday morning, officials said.
The Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District responded around 9:25 a.m. Saturday to the 700 block of Carriage Way in Deerfield for a report of a structure fire.
Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District Lt. Mark McManaman said a cleaning crew found smoke inside the house.
The house was vacant at the time and was in the process of being sold by a family, McManaman said.
The cleaning crew called 911 to report the fire and firefighters arrived to find a fire in the basement.
The fire was quickly contained to the furnace and crews remained on the scene for approximately an hour and a half, McManaman said.
No injuries were reported and the home is uninhabitable because it does not have heat. Damage from the smoke was minimal.
The Highland Park, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Northbrook and Buffalo Grove fire departments assisted at the scene.
Several fire departments also covered Deerfield fire stations during the incident.