Plumbers on site tried to extinguish a fire that broke out in the basement of a house in Highland Park before a sprinkler system controlled the fire and firefighters could respond.
The Highland Park Fire Department and Highland Park Police Department responded around 11:30 a.m. Monday to the 2000 block of Skyelar Court in Highland Park for a fire alarm activation.
A 911 caller then reported there was a fire in the home, according to Highland Park Fire Chief Joe Schrage.
The incident was upgraded to a Confirmed Fire response to bring in multiple area fire departments.
Firefighters entered the home and found fire in the basement of a two-story, single-family residence.
Schrage said residents and workers were in the home when the fire started and the workers tried to extinguish the fire.
A van belonging to Village Plumbing & Sewer Service Inc., based in Glenview, was parked outside the home.
The home is equipped with a sprinkler system and one of the sprinkler heads activated, further controlling the fire.
Firefighters pulled a hose line and fully extinguished the fire, Schrage said. Incoming assisting fire departments, besides the Glencoe Fire Department, were canceled.
The home remained habitable and the damage was contained to the basement, Schrage said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Highland Park Fire Department but is not considered suspicious in nature.