Garage Fire in Orland Park Wednesday extinguished, no casualties
The Orland Fire District responded to a reported garage fire located in the 8900 block of Oakdale Court in Orland Park on Wednesday August 7th, 2024 at at 4:51 pm.
Multiple 911 calls were received for a reported garage fire. Companies arrived on the scene and found heavy fire coming from the garage of a single family home. The fire had already extended from the garage and was spreading quickly into the second floor attic and bedroom.
Fire companies arriving on the scene made a blitz attack on the fire deploying two pre connects and one 2 ½ hose line to quickly bring the fire under control. Crews deployed an additional handline to extinguish a fence between the garage and the exposure house to the West.
Initial reports did not indicate whether the home was occupied or not. There were no occupants present when crews arrived at the house. Crews forced entry to the front door and performed a rapid primary searched that revealed the house was unoccupied.
The occupants escaped through a rear door and were later found down the street by police.
The fire was quickly brought under control and multiple fire crews from the Orland Fire District arrived on the scene and assisted with with fire control, search and rescue, and overhaul of the structure. A full still alarm was called to provide additional manpower and equipment to the scene and to back fill Orland stations.
There were no civilian injuries but one fire fighter was treated and transported for heat exhaustion at a local hospital. The fire fighter was later released.
The fire is under investigation at this time and is being investigated by the Orland Fire District Origin and Cause Team. The home is currently uninhabitable. The occupants were looking to stay with relatives.
Other departments providing coverage and manpower were Palos Fire, Tinley Fire, Palos Heights, Lemont Fire, North Palos, Homer Fire, Mokena, and other area agencies.
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