Residents escape Schaumburg fire that left home uninhabitable
Posted August 16, 2024 3:07 pm
No injuries were reported in an early morning fire at a two-story, single-family home on the 1300 block of Beckett Lane in Schaumburg that left the house uninhabitable.
The Schaumburg Fire Department was called at 5:09 a.m. and found fire inside and outside the attached garage, officials said.
Though the fire was declared under control at 5:30 a.m., there was significant damage to the structure, officials said. The residents had safely escaped before help arrived.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and a damage estimate wasn’t immediately available Friday.
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