Fire leaves Lake County home uninhabitable

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A dozen fire departments responded to a fire that left a home in unincorporated Antioch with significant damage Saturday afternoon. The Antioch Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:40 p.m. Saturday to the 41200 block of North Lincoln Avenue in unincorporated Antioch for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived and found smoke coming from the roof of the single-story home, Antioch Deputy Fire Chief Jim Cook said. Crews pulled hose lines and began attacking the fire. The area does not have fire hydrants, so firefighters began establishing water tender operations. “All of our tankers were here, so we didn’t have any water supply problems. Hose lines were deployed quickly, and the house was easy to get into,” Cook said. About 30 minutes after firefighters first arrived, a box alarm was requested through the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, which brought in resources and additional manpower from fire departments in Lake and Kenosha counties. Lake & McHenry County Scanner View Full Story