Fire fully engulfs shed, spreads to surrounding grass in Lake County

PHOTOS: Firefighters extinguished a fire that left a shed fully engulfed in flames and began spreading to the surrounding grass behind homes in Ingleside, fire officials said. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 2:30 p.m. Monday to the 28400 block of West Treetop Road in Ingleside for a report of a structure fire.

Multiple 911 callers reported a shed was on fire, as well as the grass, and possible explosions were heard. Fox Lake Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Ted Damos said firefighters arrived to find a shed fully engulfed in flames.

The fire had also spread to the grass and leaves surrounding the shed. Firefighters pulled a hose line and extinguished the fire in approximately 10 minutes, Damos said.

Lake & McHenry County Scanner

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