Police, firefighters and paramedics from Palatine responded about 3:19 p.m. Monday, April 21, 2025 for the report of an apartment fire at 1110 East Prairie Brook Drive. The first Palatine Fire Department unit arrived several minutes later and reported nothing showing from the front of a three-story apartment building.
The fire department also received an activated fire alarm prior to our arrival, and several building residents had evacuated. The initial fire crews located the fire in a bedroom closet in an apartment on the second floor. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and then ventilated to remove smoke from the building.
Fire damage was contained to a single unit on the second floor with no extension into any other unit. The fire was declared under control at 3:40 p.m. Firefighting crews performed searches of all the building to ensure there were no trapped civilians while other firefighting crews performed overhaul to expose any hidden fire.
One civilian suffered minor injuries but refused EMS transport to the hospital. No firefighters were injured during this incident. The fire is currently under investigation, and damage estimates are not available at this time.
Thirty-two firefighters fought the fire, staffing five engines, two ladder trucks, one rescue squad, and five ambulances, which responded to the scene along with four command officers.
The Palatine Police Department assisted at the scene with traffic and crowd control.
The Palatine Fire Department reminds everyone to have working smoke alarms in their homes, whether it is a single-family dwelling, an apartment, or a condo. For more fire safety tips, visit RISK REDUCTION and NFPA Fire Safety
— Palatine Fire Department
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