Shed and boat destroyed, 2nd boat damaged after fire sends heavy smoke billowing into sky in Lake County

PHOTOS: A fire engulfed a shed and a boat, sending flames and heavy black smoke billowing into the air, at a marina in Ingleside Sunday morning, fire officials said. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 11 a.m. Sunday to Swanyโ€™s on Long Lake Marina, 35450 North Wilson Road in Ingleside, for a report of a structure fire.

Fox Lake Fire Protection District Lieutenant Jake Geist said it was reported that a shed was on fire at the business. Firefighters arrived to find a shed and a boat both fully engulfed in flames. Geist said the fire was at risk of spreading to a second boat as well as a vehicle. Firefighters deployed a hose line and established a porta-tank water supply due to a lack of fire hydrants. The shed and the boat were both destroyed and the second boat sustained moderate damage, Geist said. The vehicle sustained minor heat damage.

Lake & McHenry County Scanner

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