Buffalo Grove police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:15 PM Thursday to a townhouse fire at 2326 Magnolia Court East Buffalo Grove, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that smoke was showing from a 4-unit townhouse.
Police were first on the scene and reported smoke showing from the vents, and reported the smell of burning wood. Police went to work on evacuating units in the townhouses.
When firefighters arrived, they reported smoke showing from the front-left corner, and immediately went to work with a hose line.
Firefighters extinguished the fire by 2:42 p.m.
Firefighters were investigating the scene Thursday afternoon.
Firefighters from Deerfield, Lincolnshire-Riverwood, Long Grove, Mount Prospect and Rolling Meadows assisted Buffalo Grove firefighters.
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