The sounds of sirens
Last night, I was busy uploading my next batch of camp pictures; I'm now done through Wednesday. It took three hours, oy. Partway through, I start hearing sirens, lots of 'em. And they came in batches, which was the scary part. Holy cow, what is going on? Is there a really bad accident on Randall or something? At one point, what sounded like a fire truck came down the nearby cross street. Oh, my gosh, this must have happened really close by for them to come through the subdivision. We're surrounded by enough main roads that it's rare for emergency vehicles to come through here without reason, unless perhaps one of those roads is blocked. When that happened, I did peek out the window in case I could see something; I could not. Dad had been outside having a smoke at the time and could hear all the sirens as well. Thanks to the internet, today I found out what was going on:
Two Batavia townhomes uninhabitable after garage fire
Firefighters from 10 different agencies worked together to extinguish rapid blaze
By LINDSAY GLOOR
1:05 pm
BATAVIA - No one was injured but two homes were deemed uninhabitable after a garage fire spread to nearby townhomes Friday night in Batavia.
First responders were dispatched just after 8:15 p.m. Friday for a report of a garage fire involving a vehicle in the 400 block of Mill Street in Batavia, according to a news release from the Batavia Fire Department.
Batavia police officers were first on the scene and reported a home was fully engulfed in flames. Batavia firefighters then asked for assistance from nine other fire agencies to help extinguish the blaze.
When firefighters arrived, they reported one townhome in a row of five townhomes had caught fire. The fire had spread to either side of the original home involved, and it took firefighters roughly 40 minutes to bring the fire under control. Some crews remained on the scene until just before 11 p.m.
Two homes were deemed uninhabitable because of the damage, and no one was injured.
The Batavia Fire Department continues to investigate the fire's cause.
A damage cost estimate was not yet available Saturday afternoon, Batavia Fire Battalion Chief John Lucas said.
Firefighters from Elburn, Geneva, North Aurora, South Elgin, St. Charles, Sugar Grove, Warrenville and West Chicago assisted those from Batavia. Fermilab firefighters covered the Batavia Fire Department's stations during the blaze.
Those townhouses are located between us and Menards, so pretty darn close. No wonder it sounded like all the sirens were converging nearby--they were. Luckily it doesn't sound like anyone was hurt, but it was very cold last night. There's never a good time for a fire, but when it's below freezing, that really sucks for everyone involved. Thanks to everyone who helped. The greater neighborhood really appreciates it.
Two Batavia townhomes uninhabitable after garage fire
Firefighters from 10 different agencies worked together to extinguish rapid blaze
By LINDSAY GLOOR
1:05 pm
BATAVIA - No one was injured but two homes were deemed uninhabitable after a garage fire spread to nearby townhomes Friday night in Batavia.
First responders were dispatched just after 8:15 p.m. Friday for a report of a garage fire involving a vehicle in the 400 block of Mill Street in Batavia, according to a news release from the Batavia Fire Department.
Batavia police officers were first on the scene and reported a home was fully engulfed in flames. Batavia firefighters then asked for assistance from nine other fire agencies to help extinguish the blaze.
When firefighters arrived, they reported one townhome in a row of five townhomes had caught fire. The fire had spread to either side of the original home involved, and it took firefighters roughly 40 minutes to bring the fire under control. Some crews remained on the scene until just before 11 p.m.
Two homes were deemed uninhabitable because of the damage, and no one was injured.
The Batavia Fire Department continues to investigate the fire's cause.
A damage cost estimate was not yet available Saturday afternoon, Batavia Fire Battalion Chief John Lucas said.
Firefighters from Elburn, Geneva, North Aurora, South Elgin, St. Charles, Sugar Grove, Warrenville and West Chicago assisted those from Batavia. Fermilab firefighters covered the Batavia Fire Department's stations during the blaze.
Those townhouses are located between us and Menards, so pretty darn close. No wonder it sounded like all the sirens were converging nearby--they were. Luckily it doesn't sound like anyone was hurt, but it was very cold last night. There's never a good time for a fire, but when it's below freezing, that really sucks for everyone involved. Thanks to everyone who helped. The greater neighborhood really appreciates it.