Firefighters in Northbrook, IL and many mutual aid companies battled fire in three houses just before dawn on Wednesday (1/16/19). There was an apparent explosion in one house and fire communicated to homes on either side. One was almost completely gutted and the house upwind sustained moderate damage.
![house destroyed by explosion](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/190116_NBRK-1752-600x400.jpg)
more photos at chicagoareafire.com
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