Yeaterday at 4:44 pm, Pingree Grove and Countryside responded to a reported vehicle fire in a garage at 2465 Bella Drive. On arrival companies found a well involved fire in the middle unit of a 5 unit three story townhome. The call was up graded to a Box Alarm and later a special call for 2 extra engines. The initial fire attack was defensive using multiple 2.5" hose lines and a master stream from a ladder truck. At the same time firefighters were searching the four adjacent units to make sure all occupants were out. Once the fire was knocked down firefighters made interior attacks with hose lines. There were four minor injuries, all were treated on the scene and released. One cat was rescued, it is unknown about the cats condition at this time. One unit had heavy damage, three units had substantial damage and one unit had light damage. The five units across the driveway had minor damage. All five units in the fire building were uninhabitable. The fire is under investigation.

Responding Units:
*Pingree Grove Fire
-Engine 1214
-Tender 1223
-Ambulance 1252
-Ambulance 1251
-Utility 1235
-Chief 1201
-Chief 1202

*Bartlett Fire
-Truck 3

*Burlington Fire
-Chief 1301
-Ambulance 1351

*East Dundee Fire
-Engine 41

*Elburn Fire
-Engine 301

*Elgin Fire
-Ambulance 7
-Quint 7

*Fox River Fire
-Ambulamce 1851

*Hampshire Fire
-Chief 1401
-Engine 1413

*Huntley Fire
-Chief 903
-Engine 945

*Maple Park Fire
-Engine

*Rutland Dundee Fire
-Chief 501
-Engine 51

*Union Fire
-Engine 1543

*Hanover Park Fire
-Rehab Unit

*Hanover Township

*Change of Quarters
-Streamwood Engine 33
-South Elgin Ambulance 22
-West Dundee Ambulance 31