Fire leaves Lake in the Hills apartment with smoke, water damage

A fire Thursday afternoon at a Lake in the Hills apartment complex left one unit with smoke and water damage, fire officials said.

The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District was dispatched at 1:40 p.m. Thursday to 501 Autumn Ridge Road in Lake in the Hills for an activated fire alarm, according to a news release.

The address is located in the Villas of Lake in the Hills, an affordable housing complex that opened in 2015.

Upon arrival, crews found heavy smoke coming from a first-floor apartment, according to the release. Responders searched the apartment for occupants and signs the fire had spread.

All occupants had safely exited the unit and the fire was extinguished by the automatic sprinkler system, officials said.

No firefighters, residents or pets were injured as a result of the fire, and a damage estimate was not available at the time of the release. The cause of the fire is under investigated.

The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District was assisted by the Lake in the Hills Police Department, Huntley Fire Protection District, and Southeast Emergency Communications dispatch center.