March 19, 2024
Local News

Responders fight overnight fire in abandoned Woodstock home

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WOODSTOCK – More than a dozen fire departments from across the northwest suburbs and southern Wisconsin responded to a large fire Friday night at an abandoned home in Woodstock.

The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to a fire about 11:15 p.m. Friday at 4001 Doty Road in Woodstock, Fire Capt. Karen Bush said. When firefighters arrived, they found a “well-involved” fire in what appeared to be an abandoned home.

“There was a large amount of fire,” Bush said.

Because of the extent of the flames, Woodstock firefighters called for assistance from units in Union, McHenry Township, Marengo, Hebron-Alden-Greenwood, Fox River Grove, Cary, Harvard, Crystal Lake, Richmond, MESS Canteen, Algonquin-Lake in the Hills, Barrington-Countryside, Spring Grove, Pingree Grove and Bloomfield, Wisconsin.

Emergency responders were at the scene until about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Bush said. The residence was difficult to access because of overgrown vegetation, and water needed to be brought to the site. No firefighters were injured, and the cause of the blaze is under investigation.

There was no cost estimate of damage as of Saturday afternoon because firefighters were being cautious about entering the abandoned building, Bush said.