A fire, believed to have started on a deck, quickly spread to a Lindenhurst home Monday afternoon, leaving it heavily damaged and displacing the residents.
The Lindenhurst Police Department and Lake Villa Fire Protection District responded around 3:45 p.m. Monday to the 1900 block of Woodlane Drive in Lindenhurst for a report of a structure fire.
Firefighters arrived in minutes and found heavy smoke coming from the rear of a two-story home, Lake Villa Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Jay Vance said at the scene.
All of the residents were already outside of the house when the fire department arrived.
Firefighters pulled a hose line, entered the house through the front door and attacked the fire, Vance said.
Two hose lines were used to extinguish the fire.
Firefighters also deployed a supply line to a nearby fire hydrant for a positive water supply.
Vance said that crews made “a really quick knock on the fire” and were able to bring it under control minutes after arriving.
However, the house was left heavily damaged due to the fire and smoke and is unhabitable.
No injuries were reported.
Vance said that the fire possibly started on the deck and spread to the house and its attic space with the help of the wind.
Fire investigators remained on the scene into the evening looking into what exactly caused the blaze.
A damage estimate was not immediately available.
The Lake Villa Fire Protection District was assisted at the scene by the Antioch, Fox Lake, Greater Round Lake and Newport Township fire departments.
The Gurnee and Libertyville fire departments provided coverage for the Lake Villa fire district during the incident.