Trapped residents saved from burning Hoffman Estates apartment building
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (WGN) — Four people suffered minor injuries when a fire broke out at a Hoffman Estates apartment complex Tuesday morning, emergency officials said.
Officials credit firefighters on scene with rescuing several residents trapped on the third floor of the burning apartment building, using ladder trucks to get to them on the upper floors. First responders evaluated four victims at nearby hospitals and later released them in good health.
According to fire officials, the blaze at the three-story apartment building began just before 6:10 a.m. in the 1000 block of Atlantic Ave. Arriving first responders encountered billowing black smoke from the second-floor windows.
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Officials upgraded fire crews' initial response, with multiple agencies assisting, as the blaze eventually spread to an adjacent structure.
Eventually, firefighters extinguished the blaze in just under two hours, around 8:05 a.m. No firefighters suffered injuries.
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The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
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