The reserve fire engine served the Aurora community for over two decades and was previously stationed at Station 3, officials said.

Aurora is planning to create a new public safety campus on the site of the current Aurora Police Department headquarters with the addition of a new Aurora Fire Department headquarters building.

A planned new Aurora Fire Department headquarters could cost the city nearly $30 million, city staff said at a recent meeting.

Most of the flames were shooting from the house's attached garage around 1 a.m. near Kelly Drive and Leonard Lane.

The city of Aurora broke ground on Fire Station 13, which will be located near the Chicago Premium Outlets mall and the future Hollywood Casino location, at a ceremony on Wednesday.

Both victims were taken to the hospital, one in critical condition and the other with non-life-threatening injuries.