Seven fire departments were called and residents were left displaced after a fire broke out in a townhouse near Deerfield Wednesday morning, fire officials said.
The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District responded around 8 a.m. Wednesday to the 400 block of Swan Boulevard in unincorporated Deerfield for a report of smoke in the building.
Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Steve McCaughey said an occupant reported smoke in his home and evacuated.
Firefighters arrived to find smoke showing and they entered the home to investigate.
Fire crews found a working fire in the basement of the home and the incident was upgraded, McCaughey said.
Searches of the building were conducted and firefighters worked to extinguish the fire.
McCaughey said firefighters encountered an appliance on fire in the basement and were able to get water on the fire within seven minutes of arriving.
The fire was contained in the basement and there were no injuries reported.
The home was deemed uninhabitable until repairs can be made, McCaughey said.
The Wheeling, Northbrook, Deerfield, Highland Park, Long Grove and Lake Zurich fire departments assisted.
The cause of the fire and a damage estimate are still under investigation.