Authorities say everyone escaped after a fire engulfed a shed and spread to a house, prompting the response of almost a dozen fire departments, in Mundelein Saturday evening.
The Mundelein Fire Department and Mundelein Police Department responded around 9:35 p.m. Saturday to the 300 block of West Hawthorne Boulevard for a report of a structure fire.
Fire officials said it was initially reported to be a shed on fire spreading to the house.
Firefighters arrived to find heavy flames showing from the rear of a single-family residence.
All residents had evacuated the home with the assistance of the Mundelein Police Department prior to the fire department’s arrival.
The fire had spread to the siding of the house and was making its way into the attic, fire officials said.
Fire crews quickly used a hose line to prevent the fire from extending into the attic.
Fire officials said the fire damage was limited to the outside of the home but the residence sustained smoke and water damage inside.
No injuries were reported to residents or firefighters.
The Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) was activated to the box alarm level to bring additional resources to the scene.
The Mundelein Fire Department was assisted at the scene by the Countryside, Libertyville, Grayslake, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Lake Bluff, Lake Zurich, Wauconda, Round Lake and Lake Villa fire departments.
The Deerfield, Gurnee, Lake Forest and Arlington Heights fire departments covered Mundelein fire stations.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Mundelein Fire Department.