A child was transported to the hospital in unknown condition after a fire broke out overnight at a house and left the residents homeless in Island Lake Wednesday morning.
The Wauconda Fire District responded around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday to the 3000 block of Brierhill Drive in Island Lake for a report of a structure fire.
Wauconda Fire District Battalion Chief Scott Schrayer said an adult male and a child were home at the time.
They were alerted to the fire by smelling smoke and hearing an alarming smoke detector.
Firefighters arrived within four minutes and found an active fire in a basement bedroom of a single-family, two-story house, Schrayer said.
The fire was extinguished in approximately 15 minutes.
The residence was deemed uninhabitable due to fire and smoke damage throughout the home, Schrayer said.
The child occupant was transported to an area hospital for smoke inhalation and their condition is unknown, Schrayer said. No other injuries were reported.
The Countryside Fire Protection District, Barrington Fire Department, Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department, Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, Crystal Lake Fire Department and the Fox River Grove Fire Protection District assisted.
The Mundelein and Barrington fire departments provided station coverage for Wauconda during the incident.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation and damage to the building was estimated at approximately $100,000.