VIDEO: Luxury Mansion Destroyed by Fire on Rolling Hills Dr, Barrington Hills

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Aerial video of fire scene at24 Rolling Hills Dr, Barrington Hills (VIDEO CREDIT: elginet.com).

Police and Barrington Countryside firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:38 p.m. Saturday to a house fire at 24 Rolling Hills Drive. The neighborhood has no fire hydrants.

A neighbor reported that the residents that lived at the house — believed to be renting the house — were seen burning leaves in the yard. The burning leaves apparently ignited the exterior of the house. Winds at 2:51 p.m. were from the northeast at about 15 mph.

When firefighters arrived they began an aggressive interior attack, but the fire was too intense and too dangerous to continue with the interior attack. Firefighters switched to defensive mode.

The level of response was elevated to a 2nd Alarm, then a 4th Alarm, then a 5th Alarm.

Next, the alarm was elevated to an Inter-divisional Task Force response — basically the next level after the 5th Alarm is reached.

Firefighters from McHenry County, Lake County and Cook County responded as part of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) pre-determined response agreement to major fires and other major emergencies.

One firefighter suffered a minor injury while responding from a fire station. No other injuries were reported.

The entire roof burned and collapsed Saturday afternoon. Firefighters were still extinguishing hot spots, primarily in the attic, until about 6:30 p.m. The dimensions of luxury mansion was about 50 x 100 square feet. A small brush fire also ignited in the rear yard area, hundreds of feet west of the house.

LIVE TRAFFIC MAP of area of an extra alarm fire involving a luxury mansion in Barrington Hills on Rolling Hills Drive.

See also fire details on ChicagoFireMap.net …

REPORT OF A HOUSE FIRE. 50 X100 SQ FT LUXURY HOME WITH NO HYDRANTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD.

CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS HEAVY FIRE SHOWING.

UNITS ASSIGNED:

ENGINE(S): E381 E382 BARRINGTON E361 PALATINE RURAL E36

TRUCK(S): HOFFMAN ESTATES T22

SQD(S): CARY SQUAD 255

RIT: BC ?? T ??

TANKER(S): 381 TANKER382 LONG GROVE TANKER55

CHIEF(S): BC38 3801

EMS: A ??

CHANGE OF QUARTERS: BUFFALO GROVE A25

MABAS DIVISION 4 BOX ALARM ON BOX #38-12 SOUTH FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE (HOUSE FIRE) AT 2:49 PM

ENGINE(S): LAKE ZURICH, ALGONQUIN

TRUCK(S): BARRINGTON, PALATINE

SQUAD(S):

TENDER(S): BARTLETT, RUTLAND DUNDEE, PROSPECT HEIGHTS, WAUCONDA

EMS:

CHIEF(S): BARRINGTON, CARY, LAKE ZURICH, FOX RIVER GROVE

SPECIAL: MESS CANTEEN M5

CHANGE OF QUARTERS: WHEELING EMS, DEERFIELD ENGINE, ROLLING MEADOWS EMS, STREAMWOOD ENGINE

STAGING AT ROLLING HILLS AND BATEMAN

MABAS DIVISION 4 BOX ALARM 2ND LEVEL ON BOX #38-12 SOUTH FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE (HOUSE FIRE) AT 2:52 PM

ENGINE(S): SCHAUMBURG, WEST DUNDEE

TRUCK(S): COUNTRYSIDE

SQUAD(S): LIBERTYVILLE

TENDER(S): FOX LAKE, CRYSTAL LAKE, ROUND LAKE

EMS: MUNDELEIN

TANKER TASK INTERDIVISIONAL BOX ALARM

CHIEF(S): WAUCONDA, LONG GROVE

SPECIAL: ATV 5

CHANGE OF QUARTERS: ??

STAGING AT ROLLING HILLS AND BATEMAN

MABAS DIVISION 4 BOX ALARM 4TH LEVEL ON BOX #38-12SOUTH FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE (TENDERS ONLY) AT 3:12 PM.

FILL STATION BARRINGTON PUBLIC WORKS, 300 RAYMOND

TENDER(S): MCHENRY, SOUTH ELGIN, NUNDA, HUNTLEY, GRAYSLAKE

MABAS DIVISION 4 BOX ALARM 5TH LEVEL ON BOX #38-12 SOUTH FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE (TENDERS ONLY) AT 3:19 PM.

TENDER(S): WOODSTOCK, HAMPSHIRE

INTER-DIVISIONAL TASK FORCE FOR TENDERS — REQUESTING MABAS DIVISION 5 AT 3:53 PM.

INTER-DIVISIONAL TASK FORCE FOR TENDERS — REQUESTING MABAS DIVISION 2 AT 4:01 PM.

MABAS DIVISION 4 BOX ALARM 3RD AND 4TH LEVEL ?? ON BOX #38-12 SOUTH FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE (HOUSE FIRE) AT 4:00 PM
ENGINES ONLY — EXTRA ENGINES FOR THE BOX ALARM

DES PLAINES E63 AND ARLINGTON HEIGHTS E2 ENROUTE AT ABOUT 4:17 PM.

BUFFALO GROVE E25 AND ROLLING MEADOWS E16 ENROUTE AT ABOUT 4:24 PM.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE E10 ENROUTE AT ABOUT 4:26 PM.


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