A family was displaced after a fire in their kitchen started when food was left unattended on the stove Saturday night in northwest suburban Elgin.
At 7:25 p.m., crews responded to a five-unit apartment building in the 400 block of Jefferson Avenue, according to a statement from the Elgin fire department.
Firefighters entered one apartment and found heavy smoke and the stove, vent hood and cabinets on fire, according to the statement.
One person was treated at the scene for burns suffered while trying to extinguish the fire, according to the statement. No one else was hurt.
The blaze was extinguished in less than four minutes, but the apartment was rendered uninhabitable, according to the statement. A preliminary report estimates damage to be about $10,000.
The fire began when food cooking on the stove was left unattended, according to the statement.
The family of four that lives in the unit has been forced to find another place to stay until repairs could be made and the utilities restored, according to the fire department.
