Townhouses on Elgin's west side were damaged in an early morning fire Saturday, according to a news release from the Elgin Fire Department.
According to the release, the department responded at 6:15 a.m. to a report of a fire in the kitchen at a townhouse in the 300 block of Belmont Street.
Upon arrival, the release said, firefighters saw heavy smoke coming from the building. Crews entering the structure extinguished a large volume of fire while also searching three townhouses to confirm the residents escaped.Nobody was hurt in the fire. One resident was treated on the scene for an unrelated medical condition.
Two townhouses are uninhabitable; all other families have returned to their homes. The fire is under investigation.
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