Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a vehicle fully engulfed in flames before the fire was able to spread to a house in Lake in the Hills Friday morning. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District, Huntley Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 5:30 a.m. Friday to the 600 block of Long Cove Drive in Lake in the Hills.
The incident was initially reported as a vehicle fire but was upgraded to a reported structure fire. Multiple 911 calls were received for a vehicle fire that was possibly extending to a house. Firefighters arrived on the scene within five minutes and found a fully involved car fire, fire officials said.
