A firefighter suffered dehydration while battling a fire in a townhouse Monday night in the 13950 block of Berkhansted Court in Orland Park.
The firefighter was treated at Northwestern Palos Hospital where he was released early Tuesday morning in good condition.
The residents of the townhouse were not home and all other residents in the neighboring and attached townhomes safely exited their buildings. None of the civilian residents were injured.
The fire was reported at 11 p.m. on Monday.
Firefighters could see light smoke coming from the side of the structure, an attached row of townhomes.
The fire caused some damage to a neighboring attached townhouse unit.
Engine 5 made entry and encountered a lot of heat and fire, which got up into the attic.
Crews cleared the units and extinguished the fire. The fire was contained mostly to the one apartment with some burned rafters in the attic of the neighboring unit.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
