Five vehicles were damaged after a fire broke out Friday, January 24, 2025 at a detached 10-car garage on York Road in Bensenville (ABC 7 Chicago/Citizen Cellphone video).
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Police, firefighters and paramedics responded about 5:32 p.m. Friday, January 24, 2025 to a report of a fire in a detached garage with multiple vehicles involved at 631 South York Road in Bensenville.
The first unit on arrival reported a detached garage with a 10-vehicle carport and heavy fire showing on one side of the carport. Two carports were located at the rear of an apartment complex parking lot at the fire scene.
Local 2968 Gold Shift Firefighters in Bensenville and numerous surrounding fire agencies responded to the in-town structure fire. According to Bensenville firefighters, crews were met with heavy fire conditions from a fully-involved carport with cars inside. Multiple handlines were deployed and all fire attack companies kept the fire in check, and kept the fire from extending any further.
Significant fire was still showing at 5:45 p.m. A person observing a neighboring property on George Street to the south reported embers were falling in the property. An Elmhurst fire engine was assigned to protect that property.
The fire was reported knocked by about 6:10 p.m. Friday.
Firefighters from Addison, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, and Franklin Park provided mutual aid at the fire scene.
Public works crews were also assigned to salt the roads where ice was forming due to water from fire engines.
NWS Weather Chicago O’Hare
Friday January 24, 2025
5:51PM WIND S 9MPH TEMP 21°F WIND CHILL 11°F
6:51PM WIND S 10MPH TEMP 21°F WIND CHILL 11°F
7:51PM WIND S 13 G21MPH TEMP 21.9°F WIND CHILL 11°F
No injuries were reported.

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