Automobile crashes into Orland Park home, no injuries
On early Monday morning, the Orland Fire Protection District
responded to a bad automobile crash that had, fortunately a good outcome.
At approximately 3:07 am Monday morning, there was a report
of an automobile that crashed into a residential home at 8681 Grace Road. The
vehicle crashed through the side of the house and plowed into the home’s
basement.
Fortunately, there were no injuries. The driver was treated
at the scene and released.
There were three people at home in the residence none of
them injured.
The initial fire companies secured the utilities, check for
hazards and stability of both the vehicle and the structure. Firefighters did a
primary search of the structure for occupants and then controlled access to the
structure pending further evaluation. Members of the district technical rescue
team and the village of Orland Park building department determined the
structure elements in the basement had been damaged and the home needed to be
tagged as no occupancy till board up and shoring was completed.
The vehicle was removed from the basement with no additional
damage.
(Photos courtesy of the Orland Fire Protection District.)
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