CHICAGO (CBS) -- The iconic golden pyramid house in suburban Wadsworth caught fire Tuesday, filling the sky with smoke and flames. The unusually shaped home made it difficult for firefighters to ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Smoke and flames filled the sky in far north suburban Wadsworth Tuesday, engulfing the iconic golden pyramid house. The unusually shaped home made it difficult for firefighters to ...

An estimated $3 million in fire and water damage following a fire at a pyramid home guarded by a pharaoh statue in northern Lake County may force the owners to knock the tourist attraction down.

Describing the Gold Pyramid House in Wadsworth as one of a kind is an understatement. Trying to explain the grand structure surrounded by a moat in the northeast part of Lake County is another matter.

An estimated $3 million in fire and water damage at the Gold Pyramid House in Wadsworth will likely force its owners to tear down and rebuild the iconic structure, a family spokeswoman said Thursday.