Mayor David Kaptain | City of Elgin Official Website
Mayor David Kaptain | City of Elgin Official Website
100 Block of Washburn Street
Elgin, IL – On Tuesday, September 26, 2023, just after 5:30 a.m., members of the Elgin Fire Department responded to the 100 block of Washburn St. for a report of a porch roof on fire in an occupied home.
Responding fire companies arrived approximately 5 minutes after being dispatched and found flames at the roofline of the front porch extending up the side of the second floor exterior. The fire was quickly extinguished within 20 minutes. All family members had already evacuated the home prior to the Fire Departments arrival. The fire burned through the wall of the structure above the porch, and caused minor smoke and fire damage to the interior of the home. The initial damage estimate is near $10,000.
There were no civilian or firefighter injuries due to the fire and residents were allowed back into the home. The Elgin Fire Department Fire Investigation Team is investigating the cause of the fire.
For more information, please contact: Battalion Chief Tim Ryan at 847-931-6183.
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