Palatine Rural Fire Protection District responded about 3:20 p.m. Wednesday to a house fire in the 0-99 block of Roberts Road — near Palatine Road. The fire was knocked down quickly with assistance from fire departments from Buffalo Grove, Fox River Grove, Long Grove, Hoffman Estates, Long Grove, Rolling Meadows, Rutland-Dundee Twp Fire Department, West Dundee and others.
Traffic on Palatine Road was diverted for staging of fire equipment.