No injuries to people or animals were reported during a fire in Lake Villa, authorities said.
Officials said neighbors called the fire department to the 24700 block of W. Dering Lane when smoke was showing in the two-story residential home at 2:21 p.m. Tuesday.
Officials said fire was discovered upon arrival on the first floor of the home and was starting to creep its way up to the second floor.
Residents were not at home at the time of the blaze, officials said, and no firefighters were injured fighting the fire.
Authorities said crews were able to knock the fire down quickly, but damage estimates were unknown.
The fire remains under investigation and the home is not habitable at this time, officials said.
Mutual aid crews were called to the scene from Antioch, Grayslake, Fox Lake, Gurnee, Newport and Waukegan, while additional investigators were called in from the Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Fox Lake.