May 17, 2024
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Crystal Lake house left uninhabitable after fire

No injuries reported in the fire, according to officials

By Shaw Local News Network

FILE - A Crystal Lake firefighter-paramedic exits a truck at the Crystal Lake Fire Department. (Kyle Grillot)

No injures were reported after a fire early Monday evening left a house uninhabitable in Crystal Lake, according to the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department.

The department responded to a call at 5:14 p.m. Monday to the 1400 block of Blue Heron Drive for a house fire. Firefighters arrived to the scene within seven minutes to “light smoke conditions at the front of the two-story home,” Deputy Fire Chief Rick Kaiser said in a news release.

One occupant and one animal were able to exit the home unharmed. The fire was deemed under control within 35 minutes, according to the release.

The home sustained smoke, water, fire and heat damage and was deemed uninhabitable. It is estimated that $45,000 of property was lost, according to the release. No injuries to civilians or firefighters were reported.

Power and gas were disconnected to the property and the fire currently is under investigation, according to the release. The Algonquin/Lake in the Hills, Huntley, McHenry, Nunda Rural and Woodstock fire departments assisted the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department.