Weekend Grilling Sparks Townhouse Fire

A fire ignited over the weekend in a townhome garage near where authorities say someone was grilling on an outdoor patio.

were called at 8:13 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, to the four-unit townhouse at 18245 Murphy Circle in . The ranch-style building has two units on each side, according to  Chief Ken Dunn.

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The fire started outside on a patio where a resident had been grilling, Dunn said, and then spread to the garage. Crews were able to extinguish the flames in about 20 minutes and prevent them from reaching the townhome's units. A witness said firefighters arrived quickly and were "very helpful in calming all the neighbors' fears of the fire spreading."

Preliminary damage estimates were around $200,000, Dunn said. No one was hurt in the blaze.

Homewood-Flossmoor Patch Editor Ryan Fitzpatrick and Tinley Patch reader Chris Hare contributed to this report.

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