Four Escape Injury in Lake Killarney House Fire

Four people escaped harm on Monday morning when their house on Shannon Drive in Lake Killarney caught on fire.

The Cary Fire Protection District was called at 11:53 a.m. to the home at 6401 Shannon Drive. The street is located in the Lake Killarney subdivision situated between Crystal Lake and Cary.

Upon arriving a the scene, responders found the upstairs bedroom engulfed in flames. Firefighters extiguished the blaze within 15 minutes, according to Cary Lt. Michael D. Douglass.

The owner of the house, Robert Schumacher, was not home at the time, Douglass said. However, four people were inside when the fire started, and all managed to escape the house safely before fire officials arrived, Douglass stated in a release.

There were no injuries reported. The house has been deemed uninhabitable. An estimate of the damage is not yet available.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, but is believed to be "accidental," Douglass said.

Three other area fire departments were called in to assist with the blaze. The Algonquin-LITH Fire Department provided a ladder truck, and departments from Fox River Grove and Nunda provided water tankers, Douglass stated.