Firefighters assisted a resident who was unable to evacuate from an apartment after a fire left a unit damaged at a senior apartment building in Lincolnshire, fire officials said.
The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District responded around 1:23 p.m. Thursday to Riverside Condominiums, 205 Rivershire Lane in Lincolnshire.
Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Steve McCaughey said a fire alarm was initially received from the building.
911 dispatchers received additional reports that indicated there was an active fire in one of the apartments.
The incident was immediately upgraded to a reported structure fire response, McCaughey said.
Fire crews arrived at the senior apartment building and found a working fire on the third floor.
McCaughey said firefighters went to the floor where the fire was and encountered moderate smoke conditions.
They found a kitchen fire in one of the units, McCaughey said. The stove fire was extending into the cabinetry.
A search of the building was conducted and firefighters assisted a resident who was unable to self-evacuate from the third floor, McCaughey said.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and remained on the scene to ventilate the third floor and assist the resident with cleanup.
McCaughey said no injuries were reported and all residents were able to remain in their apartments due to the quick action of the fire department.
The Deerfield-Bannockburn, Long Grove, Buffalo Grove and Prospect Heights fire departments assisted.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation and a damage estimate was not immediately known.