{"id":58002,"date":"2026-04-30T02:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/58002\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T02:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:10:10","slug":"resident-injured-after-overnight-fire-sends-flames-from-back-of-house-near-lake-zurich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/58002\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident injured after overnight fire sends flames from back of house near Lake Zurich"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"\"\"\" <\/a>Approximately a dozen fire departments were dispatched after a fire left a house uninhabitable and a resident injured in the 23500 block of North Garden Lane in unincorporated Lake Zurich Sunday morning. | Photo: McHenry County Rehab Canteen<\/p>\n

A resident was transported to the hospital after escaping from a fire that broke out and sent flames from the rear of a house near Lake Zurich early Sunday morning, fire officials said.<\/p>\n

The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Lake County Sheriff\u2019s Office responded around 4:31 a.m. Sunday to the 23500 block of North Garden Lane in unincorporated Lake Zurich for a report of a structure fire.<\/p>\n

Firefighters arrived and found flames showing from the backside of a house, according to Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department Chief David Pilgard.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\" <\/a>Approximately a dozen fire departments were dispatched after a fire left a house uninhabitable and a resident injured in the 23500 block of North Garden Lane in unincorporated Lake Zurich Sunday morning. | Photo: McHenry County Rehab Canteen<\/p>\n

The Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) was activated to the box alarm level for additional fire departments to respond.<\/p>\n

Crews pulled hose lines and quickly had water on the fire, bringing it under control promptly, Pilgard said.<\/p>\n

One resident was home at the time and had escaped the residence prior to the fire department\u2019s arrival.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\" <\/a>Approximately a dozen fire departments were dispatched after a fire left a house uninhabitable and a resident injured in the 23500 block of North Garden Lane in unincorporated Lake Zurich Sunday morning. | Photo: McHenry County Rehab Canteen<\/p>\n

Firefighters ensured no one else was still inside the residence \u2014 a single-family ranch-style house with a walkout basement.<\/p>\n

Pilgard said the resident was transported to a local hospital by ambulance for treatment and evaluation.<\/p>\n

The house is located in an area that does not have fire hydrants and crews had to haul water to the scene.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\" <\/a>Approximately a dozen fire departments were dispatched after a fire left a house uninhabitable and a resident injured in the 23500 block of North Garden Lane in unincorporated Lake Zurich Sunday morning. | Photo: McHenry County Rehab Canteen<\/p>\n

No firefighters were injured and no pets were involved. Approximately a dozen fire departments assisted, Pilgard said.<\/p>\n

The fire was mostly contained to the bathroom but smoke damage was present throughout the home, resulting in it being uninhabitable.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\" <\/a>Approximately a dozen fire departments were dispatched after a fire left a house uninhabitable and a resident injured in the 23500 block of North Garden Lane in unincorporated Lake Zurich Sunday morning. | Photo: McHenry County Rehab Canteen<\/p>\n

Pilgard said the fire appears to have started in a bathroom and the cause remains under investigation.<\/p>\n

The Salvation Army of McHenry County assisted at the scene by providing refreshments to first responders.<\/p>\n

Pilgard said residents should ensure they have working smoke detectors throughout their house so they get notified in the event of a fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Approximately a dozen fire departments were dispatched after a fire left a house uninhabitable and a resident injured…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58003,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7678,4573,3143,51],"class_list":{"0":"post-58002","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-zurich","8":"tag-house-fire","9":"tag-lake-zurich","10":"tag-structure-fire","11":"tag-zurich"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116491231213340881","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}