3 injured in crash that led to engine fire in Lake in the Hills

Three people were injured in a three-vehicle crash that resulted in an engine fire Wednesday afternoon in Lake in the Hills, officials reported.

The Huntley Fire Protection District responded to a call at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday to the intersection of Algonquin and Lakewood roads in Lake in the Hills for a reported crash with injuries. First responders arrived to find a three-vehicle crash with “moderate damage to the vehicles,” district Battalion Chief Eric Bentley said in a news release.

“A bystander used a fire extinguisher prior to our arrival to extinguish a small engine fire,” Bentley said in the release.

Three adults were treated at the scene and taken to Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, Bentley said.

The crash is under investigation by the Lake in the Hills Police Department.

“We would like to remind motorists to move over for emergency vehicles,” Bentley said in the release.