Firefighter/Paramedics Rescue Man, Extinguish Fire In Engine Compartment On Kingsbury Dr Near Hintz Rd, Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:30 PM Thursday to a report of a car crash with fire on Kingsbury Drive near the intersection of Hintz Road and Kingsbury Drive Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics on the scene found that a man was trapped in his vehicle with a fire burning in the engine compartment.

The driver hit a parked car before hitting a tree hard with the front end of his vehicle. Firefighters contained the fire to the engine compartment while other firefighters extricated the man from the car. The man was wearing a seat belt and the airbag of the vehicle activated.

Buffalo Grove firefighter/paramedics also responded to the scene with a rescue ambulance. Buffalo Grove firefighter/paramedics transported the man to Northwest Community Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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