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6 | January 24, 2019 | The Northbrook tower news northbrooktower.com No injuries reported after early-morning multiple-home fire in Northbrook Officials say ‘explosion’ occurred, cause under investigation Martin Carlino, Editor Northbrook firefighters responded to reports of an explosion and fire in the 2500 block of Melanie Lane in Northbrook at approximately 6:20 a.m. the morning of Jan. 16, according to Northbrook Fire Chief Andrew Carlson. Carlson told The Tower an off-duty firefighter on his way into work was the first one on the block. The first Northbrook fire truck was on the scene eight minutes after the department received a call from a neighbor around 6:20 a.m., per Carlson. Carlson said the fire was already starting to extend on both sides of the house when crews arrived. “The houses on this street are about 20-30 feet apart, so the first house was almost entirely engulfed in fire pretty quickly, so when the first fire truck got here, it was already extending to the house on either side,” A Northbrook residence in the 2500 block of Melanie Lane caught fire around 6:20 a.m. the morning of Jan. 16. The fire quickly spread to two neighboring homes. Photos by Scott Margolin/22nd Century Media Carlson told The Tower. Carlson said the department made sure the occupants of the original home and the occupants of the neighboring homes exited safely. The residents were able to get out on their own, according to Carlson. No residents or firefighters sustained any injuries, per Carlson. The first home that caught fire is “mostly a total loss,” Carlson said. A press release from the Village of Northbrook says the home was destroyed in its entirety and the neighboring homes sustained very serious fire damage as well. All three homes are uninhabitable, per the release. “The house to the north has some damage, the house to the south has more damage,” Carlson said. As of publication time on Monday, Jan. 21, Carlson told The Tower the department has done what it can in terms of its own investigation. He said there’s nothing obvious, suspicious, or intentional at this time. “We are still pretty confident that the insurance company will send out some experts to investigate some of the appliances at a minimum,” Carlson said. “We really don’t know when that will be yet.” Carlson said about 12 other fire departments assisted with extinguishing the fire Wednesday morning. Village officials said Northbrook police and fire responded to a report of an explosion. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation. The fire destroyed one residence and significantly damaged two others. Pictured is damage to one of the neighboring homes. Chief Carlson said the fire quickly spread to two other homes.
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