An extra-alarm fire started by a burning tree branch destroyed a massive home in northwest suburban Barrington Hills Saturday evening.
A neighbor told the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald that the people renting the home were burning leaves when a tree branch ignited and fell onto the garage, sparking the blaze.
The 8,000- to 10,000-square-foot home was severely damaged.
Firefighters said the fire was difficult to put out because there were no fire hydrants in the neighborhood.
