Crime & Safety
Firefighters Battle Blaze that Destroyed Lombard Garage
The Elmhurst Fire Department and others assisted with the Feb. 4 fire in Lombard.
Lombard, IL - Lombard fire crews were called around 7:50 a.m. Feb. 4 to a garage fire in the 800 block of East St. Charles Road in Lombard.
The garage’s owner wasn’t home at the time of the fire, and a neighbor called 911, according to a Village of Lombard news release.
“Fire companies encountered a fully involved detached garage with fire threatening the neighboring home to the north,” said Assistant Fire Chief Jerry Howell in a statement. “The fire response was upgraded to a ‘Special Alarm’ which brought in additional resources from neighboring fire departments to help cover calls at both of our fire stations.”
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Lombard was assisted by Elmhurst, Lisle-Woodridge and Villa Park Fire Departments and the Addison, Carol Stream, Oak Brook Terrace and York Center Fire Protection Districts.
No injuries were reported, and the damage estimated to the garage and its contents is $50,000, the village reported. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
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The garage and a car inside was destroyed in the fire. A neighboring home was also damaged. ComEd cut power to the block for about 20 minutes, and Lombard police closed St. Charles Road in both directions.
Photo via the Village of Lombard on Facebook.
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