Joliet Fire Department responded about 2:00 p.m. to a house fire at 955 Cottage Place. Jayden, who was severely burned was pronounced dead at 3:51 p.m., according to the Will County coroner. Apparently Jayden’s father, who was asleep at the time of the fire, was awakened by his daughter. The two escaped, but Jayden was trapped upstairs.
Joliet Fire Department called an extra alarm for the working fire. Firefighters were able to find Jayden Schmakel soon after arrival, but he was already fatally injured by smoke and fire.
2 Homewood Firefighters Critically Injured, Firefighter Brian Carey Pronounced Dead at 10:03 p.m.
Homewood Fire Department responded about 9:00 p.m. Tuesday to a fully involved house fire at 17622 Lincoln in Homewood. There was report upon arrival of firefighters that a person was trapped inside the house. A husband and wife were living in the home, but the man, Wendell Elias, 84, died after two attempts to rescue him from the burning house. Efforts to resuscitate him on the front lawn were not successful, and he was transported to a local hospital. The man’s wife escaped from the fire and was also transported to a local hospital. Two Homewood firefighters were critically injured in the fire — possibly fueled by oxygen tanks for medical use. One of those injured firefighters was pronounced dead about an hour after being injured. Homewood firefighter Brian Carey, 28, of Evergreen Park was pronounced dead at 10:03 p.m. at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest. A second female firefighter, Karra Kopas, 21, is hospitalized at University of Chicago Hospitals in critical condition and then stable condition with first- and second-deree burns. The female firefighter may have been saved by heroic actions when Brian Carey covered her during a flashover of the fire. A ‘MAYDAY’ was called out shortly after 9:00 p.m. for injured and trapped firefighters. A Chicago Tribune photo shows four firefighters at a front door that is engulfed with flames with a hose line into the doorway. The hose line would presumably have additional firefighters on the same hose line on the other side of the flames inside the house.
The firefighting operation was escalated to a second alarm box, or 2-11 alarm, approximately 9:15 p.m.
Brian Colin Carey became a full-time paid Homewood firefighter less than two months ago after working other jobs in the fire service or serving on an ambulance. Carey was always physical. He loved the outdoors, loved to bike, and ran 10 K’s. According to his family, he wanted to be a firefighter since he was five years old.
American flag at half-mast at Homewood Police Department Headquarters in Homewood, Illinois.
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WHEREAS, on Tuesday, March 30, 2010, a house fire claimed the life of Firefighter Brian Carey of Evergreen Park. He was 28; and
WHEREAS, Firefighter Carey’s death marks the first time in the Homewood Fire Department’s 114-year history that a firefighter was killed in the line of duty; and
WHEREAS, Firefighter Carey died battling a blaze that claimed the life of a resident and left a second firefighter and another woman hospitalized; and
WHEREAS, Firefighter Carey joined the Homewood Fire Department in August of 2008 as a part-time firefighter/paramedic and became a full-time member of the department on December 13, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Firefighter Carey is remembered as very dedicated employee who truly loved being a firefighter; and
WHEREAS, throughout his career, Firefighter Carey represented the Homewood Fire Department and the State of Illinois well; and
WHEREAS, funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 for Firefighter Carey:
THEREFORE, I, Pat Quinn, Governor of the State of Illinois, do hereby order all persons or entities governed by the Illinois Flag Display Act to fly their flags at half-staff from sunrise on April 4, 2010 until sunset on April 6, 2010 in honor and remembrance of Firefighter Carey, whose selfless service and sacrifice is an inspiration.
Prospect Heights firefighters and Illinois State Fire Marshal investigating house fire on South Maple in Prospect Heights.
Prospect Heights firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:20 a.m. Saturday to the scene of a house fire with a couch on fire in the 200 bock of South Maple in Prospect Heights. Prospect Heights police arrived first on the scene and reported a 4-year-old trapped in the house. Rescue ambulances from fire departments from Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Glenview and Mount Prospect were requested at the scene to assist Prospect Heights.
Alex Jedd, 3, was immediately rescued from the house fire by Prospect Heights firefighter/paramedics as flames were showing through windows and the front door. CPR and Advanced Life Support efforts were initiated immediately before transportation to Northwest Community Hospital. Alex Jedd, a 3-year-old male child injured in the fire, is reported to have been pronounced dead at 4:12 a.m. Saturday.
The boy’s father and his infant sister were transported to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Northwest Community Hospital.
The Illinois State Fire Marshal was called to the scene for investigation.
Maywood firefighter/paramedics and police responded about 4:00 a.m. Wednesday to a well-involved house fire at 809 South 16th Avenue. On arrival, police and firefighters discovered two people on the roof of the home at a temperature near zero degrees Fahrenheit. Two more women were trapped in the fire. One woman was rescued or recovered from the house, but pronounced dead at Level I Trauma Center Loyola University Medical Center at 5:41 a.m. Another woman, who was elderly and bedridden, was not able to be rescued because of unsafe fire conditions. She was believed to be dead and trapped under debris as of 10:00 a.m. after a roof collapse.
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Seven children, including a 7-month-old girl, perished in a fast-moving fire in a home on a Pennsylvania dairy farm while their mother milked cows and their father dozed in a milk truck down the road while taking a break from work as a milk delivery truck driver.
A fire at a farmhouse in Blain, Pennsylvania killed seven children while their mother was in a barn milking cows and their father was taking a nap in a milk delivery truck about one mile from the house. Only a 3-year-old daughter, who rushed to her mom to tell her about the fire, and both parents survived.
The fire may have started in the kitchen where a grandfather said the family was using a propane heater.
According to the Perry County coroner, the children died of smoke inhalation.
Blain is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 252 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a borough is a self-governing municipal entity, usually smaller than a city, and a subdivision of a county. There are 958 boroughs in Pennsylvania. All municipalites in Pennsylvania are classified as either counties, cities, boroughs, or townships.
Loysville has also been mentioned as the community where the fire occurred.
Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded to a report at 11:51 a.m. Friday of smoke in a house in the 1100 block of West Mallard Drive. The caller stated she could not get in the house and that she saw and smelled smoke, and that she could hear the smoke detector sounding inside. She also stated that there was someone still in the house. Police and firefighters arrived within minutes, and by 11:56 a.m. were met by the caller in front of a two-story brick home with a Mansard roof and attached garage. Police and firefighters arrived to find a house filled with smoke.
According to Palatine Fire Department Deputy Chief Scott Andersen, firefighters forced entry into the house, advanced a 1 ¾ inch charged hose line up the stairs and began a search of the second floor. The primary search of the 1st and 2nd floors found no occupants and no fire. The firefighters then advanced the hose line to the basement where they encountered heavy smoke and fire damage, but no fire. At 12:07 p.m. they located a woman in the basement laundry room while searching with their thermal imaging camera, and removed her from the house. Efforts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful and she was transported to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights. The victim was the only person home at the time of the fire. No other injuries or casualties were reported
The victim was later identified as Joann Joyce.
Firefighters found charring in the basement, but no existing fire. The closed house and low oxygen conditions apparently caused the fire to extinguish before firefighters arrived.
In addition to a full fire department response with 23 members of the Palatine Fire Department, there was assistance from Palatine Rural Fire Protection District and Rolling Meadows Fire Department, with a total of four rescue ambulances at the scene. Arlington Heights Fire Department responded with one of the four rescue-ambulances called to the scene.
The State Fire Marshall was also called to the scene for assistance with investigation. Palatine Police, Palatine Fire Department and the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the fire.
The Palatine Fire Department stressed the importance of making sure all residents have a working smoke detector. Batteries in smoke detectors should be changed twice yearly and families should plan together on what to do if they have a fire in their home or apartment.
The mayor of Stamford, Conn., says the city has probably never seen a worse Christmas Day. Five people died in an early morning house fire.
Stamford firefighters responded about 4:52 a.m. Christmas Day to a fully involved house fire at 2267 Shippan Avenue in Stamford. Two people escaped the fire, but five people perished when they were trapped by the house fire.
Stamford Fire & Rescue Acting Fire Chief Antonio Conte was brought to tears explaining “It’s never easy … that’s for sure. I’ve been on this job for 38 years … it’s not easy to take.”
The home was heavily damaged after fire pushed back firefighters that responded to the fire. Photos show the entire roof of the home burned through. The 3,349-square-foot home was rendered unstable by the fire, which would delay investigation of the cause of the fire.
A Christmas morning fire that killed a couple and three of their grandchildren was accidentally started by old fireplace embers that had been discarded outdoors near a first-floor entryway, officials said Tuesday.
The mayor of Stamford, Conn., says the city has probably never seen a worse Christmas Day. Five people died in an early morning house fire.
Cell phone fire published on WTNH.com NEWS 8.
Stamford firefighters responded about 4:52 a.m. Christmas Day to a fully involved house fire at 2267 Shippan Avenue in Stamford. Two people escaped the fire, but five people perished when they were trapped by the house fire.
Stamford Fire & Rescue Acting Fire Chief Antonio Conte was brought to tears explaining “It’s never easy … that’s for sure. I’ve been on this job for 38 years … it’s not easy to take.”
The home was heavily damaged after fire pushed back firefighters that responded to the fire. Photos show the entire roof of the home burned through. The 3,349-square-foot home was rendered unstable by the fire, which would delay investigation of the cause of the fire.
The remaining unstable structure was leveled today.
An early morning, overnight house fire killed Hoffman Estates resident Emmett Keating in an early morning fire overnight. Emmet Keating was over 90-years-old and used a wheelchair. Two people escaped the house fire and told police that an elderly man, who was wheelchair-bound, was still in the burning house. Firefighters immediately went to work, searched the home, and found Keating unresponsive in a bedroom in the burning, smoke-filled home within 10 minutes. Firefighters brought the man to the front yard, performed CPR and advanced life support, and transported Emmett Keating to a nearby hospital.
Hoffman Estates police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 1:34 a.m. Sunday to a report of a house fire with ‘high flames’ seen from the 0-99 block of Arizona Boulevard in Hoffman Estates. The fire was discovered by police in the 700 block of Cumberland Street in Hoffman Estates.
Firefighters arriving on the scene reported a fully-involved ranch-style house fire with heavy smoke and fire through the roof. There were some problems hearing a crew in the backyard on the scene, but the crew was eventually able to communicate that there was a hazard with power lines down in the backyard.
About 1:45 a.m., Emmett Keating was pulled from the house to the front lawn, where Schaumburg firefighter/paramedics were waiting for treatment. Keating was transported to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead at 2:19 a.m.
A firefighter/paramedic suffered a minor ankle injury at the fire scene and was treated by Palatine Rural firefighter/paramedics.
The fire was reported out by about 2:03 a.m. Sunday. Streamwood, Palatine Rural Fire Protection District and Schaumburg firefighter/paramedics assisted Hoffman Estates.
The Illinois State Fire Marshal was called to the scene.
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Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded 12:06 AM Monday to a house fire in the 1000 block of Irwin Avenue, just north of Lake Opeka. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report initially that two people were trapped in the home. A police officer attempted a rescue, and a male resident escaped from the split-level home. Firefighters extinguished the fire in about 20 minutes.
During a search of the residence, firefighters found an unresponsive female in the lower level of the spit-level home. Sandra Lupy, 48, was dead at the scene.
Elk Grove Village firefighters assisted Des Plaines firefighters.
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VIDEO: Firefighters in defensive mode immediately after arriving at a house fire on South Dunton Avenue with the second floor fully-involved.
Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:00 AM Wednesday to a house fire in the block of 300 South Dunton Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police smelled a very strong odor of smoke about 3:00 a.m. at the police station near Arlington Heights Road and Sigwalt Street, and dispatched three patrol cars to investigate. Within minutes a police officer found a house with the second floor fully-involved with flames in the 300 block of South Dunton Avenue.
Firefighter/paramedics were dispatched and immediately went to work on defensive operation. The quick action of firefighters on the south side of the burning house prevented the exposed house to the south from catching on fire. The fire was too dangerous for firefighters to immediately enter the house, and part of a floor in the rear of the house collapse as firefighters arrived.
Winds were strong from the south at about 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph — helping fuel the fire. A thick, strong odor of smoke was detectable in neighborhoods north of the fire scene as far north as Thomas Street.
Firefighters found at least one victim unresponsive within about 15 minutes of arrival, and removed the victim out of a window on the north side of the house. Two more victims were found unresponsive inside the house. All three victims died, and all three victims are believed to be adults. Firefighters were still searching the house Wednesday for any possible additional victims in collapsed areas of the house. The Illinois State Fire Marshal was called to the scene, and arrived just before 5:00 a.m.
The house fire occurred two blocks east of South Middle School. Arlington Heights Police Department Headquarters, where police detected the heavy smoke odor, is about one block north and two blocks east of the fire scene.
No firefighters were reported injured in firefighting operations before 7:00 a.m.
Firefighters working with a hose line on the south side of a house that was found burning by Arlington Heights police patrol officers. The quick action of firefighters on the south side of the burning house prevented the exposed house to the south from catching on fire.
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THREE ADULT FEMALE VICTIMS FOUND DEAD INSIDE BURNING HOUSE
Three victims that died in a house fire at 311 South Dunton Avenue have been identified as Doris Miller, 93, who lived at the home on Dunton Avenue, just south of South Street; Tetiana Krych, 62, also of the Dunton address; and Svitlana Kandelis, 40, of the 1500 block of Tahoe Circle in Wheeling, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office in Chicago.
Damage showing the roof burned through at the southeast corner of the home at the fatal fire scene at 311 South Dunton Avenue.
On November 6, 2013, at approximately 3:15 a.m. an Arlington Heights Police Sergeant detected an odor of smoke near Arlington Hts. Road and Sigwalt Street. He alerted other officers who searched for the source of the smoke. Officers in three patrol cars concentrated their effort just south of the Arlington Heights Police Department Headquarters near Arlington Heights Road and Sigwalt Street. Winds were strong from the south, and with a thick smell of smoke in the air, police found fire and heavy smoke coming from the house at 311 S. Dunton Ave.
The Arlington Heights Fire Department (AHFD) responded to the scene, immediately applied water streams to the fire and during an exterior check of the home, located a victim in a downstairs bedroom. The AHFD removed one of the victims who was unconscious and unresponsive from the home through a bedroom window on the north side of the house. This female victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Firefighters also protected homes on either side of the house from catching on fire — especially the south exposure.
The AHFD continued fighting the fire and when conditions allowed, made entry into the residence to search for additional occupants. Two other victims were located within the residence. Both were unconscious, unresponsive and were also pronounced deceased at the scene.
No smoke detectors were sounding on the arrival of the police officers. It is unknown at this time if any smoke detectors were present within the house; that information will be forthcoming as part of the investigation.
There is extensive fire and smoke damage to the home — especially at the rear of the house. No exact damage cost estimate is available at this time.
The presence of the Major Case Assistance Team (MCAT) Crime Scene Command Van does not mean that a crime is confirmed, but does mean that all possibilities are being investigated by police.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The positive identification and autopsiies were conucted by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
There were no firefighters or police officers or others injured during the fatal fire incident.
House Fire Defensive Operations on South Dunton Avenue, Arlington Heights.
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Earlier today the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victims of a fatal house fire on South Dunton Avenue at Doris Miller, age 93, of 311 South Dunton Avenue, live-in caretaker Tetiana Krych, age 62, and Tetiana’s daughter, Svitlana Kandelis, age 40, of 1583 Tahoe Circle, Wheeling.
Doris Miller was the owner of the home and was non-ambulatory. Tetiana Krych was Doris Miller’s live-in caregiver. Svitlana Kandelis is Tetiana Krych’s daughter and had spent the night at the residence.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office also concluded the cause of death to be thermal injuries and injuries caused from inhalation of combustible materials. The autopsy concluded manner of death of each of the women as accidental.
The fire originated in the kitchen; however, the exact cause remains under investigation. There is no indication or evidence that the fire was intentionally set and no foul play is suspected.
A smoke detector without the battery was found at the scene during investigation of the early morning that occurred on Wednesday, November 6, 2013. The Arlington Heights Police and Fire Departments want to remind residents that working smoke alarms do save lives. Test your smoke alarms at least once a month by pressing the test button. Replace smoke alarm batteries at least once a year. Replace smoke alarms every 10 years, or as directed by the manufacturer. Smoke detectors should be installed on each level of the house and in every sleeping room.
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South Elgin police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:14 AM Wednesday to a report of a house fire in the block of 100 Beck Avenue South Elgin, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that at least two people were in the house that was on fire. One victim was rescued by 9:21 a.m. A second victim was unaccounted for at that time. A fire victim fatality was also reported at the scene.
The house is located on a narrow street in a cul de sac up against the west bank of the Fox River in South Elgin.
The State of Illinois Fire Marshal is en route to the scene.
A mass casualty trailer was initally dispatched, but was held up and returned.
Fire apparatus was staged in a parking lot just off of Route 31 (La Fox Street).
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4-alarm fire destroys $9M mansion in Annapolis, Maryland; 6 residents presumed victims.
Anne Arundel County Fire Department firefighters responded about 3:30 a.m. after an activated fire alarm notification from an alarm monitoring company and a neighbor reported that he saw flames at the mansion near Annapolis.
Presumed victim Don Pyle, his wife and four children were believed to have been in the home that was consumed by fire. Don Pyle was named chief operating officer ScienceLogic, based in Reston, Virginia. The company develops software for cloud computing.
At the childrens’ school, Severn School Headmaster Douglas Lagarde wrote in a letter that Don and Sandy Pyle, owners of the 16,000-square-foot estate at 936 Childs Point Road, and their four grandchildren died in the four-alarm blaze. The childrens’ school — Lower School Chesapeake Campus — is scheduled to be closed Tuesday. An open house previously scheduled for Wednesday has also been canceled.
Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and local investigators are on the scene investigating. Over 85 firefighters using tanker shuttle operations took several hours to bring the fire under control.
Searches for victims was delayed because of collapse risk from the ruins of the home. The castle-style mansion, which was built in 2005, was believed to be worth about $9 million before the fire.
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UPDATE: Victim identified as Carole Schnable, age 81, and was resident of the home since the early 1970s with her husband (who died February 13, 2013).
Barrington Countryside FPD firefighters responded to a house fire at 21207 North 21st Street about 1:15 a.m. Saturday after receiving a report of flames showing from the rear of the house. The Lake County sheriff’s office was also called at 1:15 a.m. Saturday to 21000 block of North 21st Street in unincorporated Barrington for a reported structure fire. Sheriff’s deputies found the residence fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters also arrived to find a fully-involved house fire and immediately elevated the alarm to a MABAS Box Alarm.
The Box Alarm was struck out at 2:24 a.m.
When the fire was extinguished firefighters were able to search the home, and discovered a body believed to be the 88-year-old homeowner in an upstairs bedroom. Positive identification is awaiting completed investigation by the Lake County Coroner’s Office.
Firefighters from Algonquin, Barrington, Bartlett, Buffalo Grove, Carpentersville, Cary, Deerfield, Fox River Grove, Lake Zurich, Long Grove, Nunda Township, Palatine, Palatine Rural, Rolling Meadows, and Streamwood assisted Barrington-Countryside firefighters.
The cause of the fatal house fire is currently under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division, the Barrington Countryside Fire Department and the Illinois State Fire Marshall’s Office.
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Antioch firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:21 a.m. Sunday to a house fire at 38612 N Drexel Boulevard, Antioch with a report that people were trapped inside the house. Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire showing from the house. At least five of six residents in the house were reported to have evacuated the burning home before firefighters arrived. Firefighters immediately completed donning their protective gear with self-contained breathing apparatus for an interior attack, and entered the house with a hose line. Firefighters were able to recover the sixth person, who was in cardiac arrest. Lake County Sheriff’s Department later reported that six of seven residents were able to escape the fire before firefighters arrived.
Lowell B. Simonson, 76, who was unable to escape the fire, was located in an upstairs bedroom by firefighters, according the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Simonson was pronounced dead while en route to Centegra Northern Illinois Medical Center in McHenry. His body failed to respond to CPR and Advanced Life Support.
Patricia A. Simonson, 74, injured by heavy smoke in the house, was transported to Centegra Northern Illinois Medical Center in McHenry. She was listed in serious condition from smoke inhalation Sunday afternoon.
Lowell and Patricia’s daughter and three grandchildren, and Patricia’s disabled sister were treated for minor injuries at the scene and released, according to a Lake County Sheriff’s Department release.
A firefighter, who injured an ankle, was transported to Vista Lindenhurst Medical Center in Lindenhurst, Illinois.
Preliminary investigation indicates the fire started in an upstairs room of the three-story house, where oxygen tanks were located. Some of the oxygen tanks exploded, but no foul play is suspected according to Antioch Deputy Chief Fire Chris Lienhardt. The Illinois State Fire Marshal and two investigators from Fox Lake Fire Department were requested at the scene. The house was destroyed by the fire, and will require further demolition after the investigation is completed.
Today’s fire is the third fatal fire in less than one month in Chicagoland that involved oxygen tanks. Last night a man was killed in an apartment fire at 300 South Damen Avenue. On Wednesday, March 4, 2015 a man was killed when he jumped from his apartment on the third floor. The Rolling Meadows man may have been smoking near the oxygen tanks.
A MABAS Box Alarm for tender (tanker) fire crews was elevated to a 3rd alarm because the neighborhood does not have fire hydrants. A special alarm for an extra engine, Quad 2 Rehab and a McHenry paramedic rescue ambulance was also requested.
Firefighter/paramedics from Fox Lake, Lake Villa McHenry, Newport, and Round Lake in Illinois, and firefighter/paramedics from Bristol, Randall, Salem, Silver Lake, Trevor and Wilmot in Wisconsin responded to the extra alarm MABAS Box Alarm.
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Palatine Fire Department on Friday, May 15, 2015 at 8:18 p.m. responded to a report of a house fire at 150 South Oak Street in Palatine. The first Palatine Fire Department crews arrived on the scene at 8:21 p.m. and reported smoke coming from the roof and second floor windows. Palatine’s Battalion Chief also reported two victims in the front yard and immediately requested two additional ambulances to the scene.
Neighbors outside reported occupants were still inside the house and trapped. The first fire companies made entry into the house through the front door and second floor windows for search and rescue. Additional fire companies pulled fire attack hose lines for fire suppression. Two female victims were found on the second floor. A semi-conscious female, approximately 20-years-old, was found near the living room, and her 63-year-old mother was found unconscious near a bedroom. Both were transported to Northwest community hospital. Despite life saving measures, the 63-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital. The daughter received treatment and was being transferred to Loyola Medical Center for burns. No other victims were found in the home. Two neighbors who made attempts to enter the burning home before fire department arrival were treated and transported to St Alexis Hospital in Hoffman Estates. Both are in stable condition.
The fire was under control within 15 minutes of arrival.
The house sustained heavy fire damage and is uninhabitable. Damage estimates are not available at the time of this release, and the fire remains under investigation by Palatine Fire Department, Palatine Police Department, and the Illinois State Fire Marshall’s Office.
The fire was fought by 36 firefighters, staffing 4 engines, two ladder trucks, one rescue squad and eight ambulances which responded to the scene along with four command officers. Ambulances from the Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows, Palatine Rural Fire District, Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg Fire Departments assisted in medical treatment and transport of victims and fire ground support.
The Palatine Fire Department reminds everyone to have working smoke detectors in their homes, whether a single-family dwelling, an apartment or a condo. Have an escape plan, practice it, and be prepared to use it in the event of any fire.
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UPDATE: ABC 7 Chicago is reporting fire investigators concluded Saturday afternoon that the fire was an accidental electrical fire that started in one the bedrooms.
Palatine Fire Department on Friday, May 15, 2015 at 8:18 p.m. responded to a report of a house fire at 150 South Oak Street in Palatine. The first Palatine Fire Department crews arrived on the scene at 8:21 p.m. and reported smoke coming from the roof and second floor windows. Palatine’s Battalion Chief also reported two victims in the front yard and immediately requested two additional ambulances to the scene. The two people in the front yard were neighbors that attempted a rescue before firefighters arrived. One man suffered a serious cut on his leg while kicking a window to gain entry. His wife was also injured. Both neighbors were released from the hospital by Saturday afternoon.
Neighbors outside reported occupants were still inside the house and trapped. The first fire companies made entry into the house through the front door and second floor windows for search and rescue. Additional fire companies pulled fire attack hose lines for fire suppression. Two female victims were found on the second floor. A semi-conscious female, approximately 20-years-old, was found near the living room, and her 63-year-old mother was found unconscious near a bedroom. Both were transported to Northwest community hospital. Despite life saving measures, the 63-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital. The daughter received treatment and was being transferred to Loyola Medical Center for burns. No other victims were found in the home. Two neighbors who made attempts to enter the burning home before fire department arrival were treated and transported to St Alexis Hospital in Hoffman Estates. Both are in stable condition.
The fire was under control within 15 minutes of arrival.
The house sustained heavy fire damage and is uninhabitable. Damage estimates are not available at the time of this release, and the fire remains under investigation by Palatine Fire Department, Palatine Police Department, and the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office.
The fire was fought by 36 firefighters, staffing 4 engines, two ladder trucks, one rescue squad and eight ambulances which responded to the scene along with four command officers. Ambulances from the Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows, Palatine Rural Fire District, Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg Fire Departments assisted in medical treatment and transport of victims and fire ground support.
The Palatine Fire Department reminds everyone to have working smoke detectors in their homes, whether a single-family dwelling, an apartment or a condo. Have an escape plan, practice it, and be prepared to use it in the event of any fire.
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Chicago police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:01 PM Friday to an apartment house fire at 5044 South Morgan Street Chicago, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report of a fire at 51st Street and Carpenter St with a girl trapped on the second floor.
Firefighters initially discovered smoke at the intersection and then immediately discovered the burning 2 1/2-story apartment house. The burning building was initially updated to an address of 5044 South Carpenter Street, but the address was later corrected to 5044 South Morgan St Chicago — one street east of Carpenter Street.
Firefighters worked an interior attack, but were met with a second-floor fire that was moving to the attic and that burnt out the stairways.
Firefighters had to go to a defensive mode at one point during firefighting operations. All firefighters inside had to exit the building and fight the fire from the exterior. The fire was elevated to a 2-11 alarm.
The fire was declared under control and about 10:54 p.m. the 2-11 Alarm fire was struck out. A child, believed to be about 12-years-old, was found dead after a crew went back inside with the fire mostly extinguished.
Three or four people were initially transported to area hospitals, then another four people were transported to St Bernard Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital.
Among the patients evaluated by paramedics, two infants were transported to St Bernard Hospital. As firefighters were cleaning up the scene and picking up equipment, two additional people required transportation to a hospital. They were transported to Holy Cross Hospital about 12:55 a.m.
Fire, 5000 block of South Carpenter. A 12-year-old girl was killed and at least four other people went to hospitals. pic.twitter.com/x1L1VvWJMa
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