Long Grove,
IL - The Long Grove Fire District was called to a home under
construction for a fire in the garage. Construction workers
heard water running and looked into the garage to find a white
haze of smoke and two sprinklers running.
Fire officials said the fire started after rags with some refinishing
chemicals left in a construction debris pile spontaneously combusted.
The house valued at $2 million suffered minimal smoke and water
damage, but there was no fire damage. The fire occurred just
weeks before the house closing.
According to the builder, Donald Silsch, Constant Custom Homes,
when construction workers first heard the water they thought
something was wrong with the fire sprinkler system. Then they
realized there was a fire.
Silsch has a fire sprinkler system in his home.
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