van catches fire and destroys nearby garage

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Libertyville (IL) firefighters were called to an address in Green Oaks (their fire district, an unincorporated area of Lake County) after a smoke alarm woke the resident. He looked out the window and saw flames from a van parked alongside the attached garage. The first engine pulled into the driveway six minutes later and dumped the tank through a deck gun as flames were already through the roof. The area has no hydrants and they were subsequently nursed by their tanker and then other tankers shuttled into place. There were no injuries and the fire was kept from communicating to the house.

E-ONE Typhoon engine at fire scene

Before additional tankers arrived, this engine was used to nurse the Libertyville tender. Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce fire engine with Wil-Burt light tower operating at night

Larry Shapiro photo

scene of attached garage fire

Larry Shapiro photo

burned shell of a delivery van next to a house

Larry Shapiro photo

fire tender nursing another tender at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

firefighters wash down the aftermath of a house fire in a rain storm

Larry Shapiro photo

burned shell of a delivery van next to a house

Larry Shapiro photo

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