Park Ridge firefighters responded to a house fire at 105 Elmore Street Thursday morning 2/18/16. RED Center received a call at 7:43 am reporting a fire with the possibility of two trapped occupants and dispatched the fire immediately as a Code 4 for the working fire. Within minutes a neighbor reported that the residents were out of the house. Park Ridge Battalion 35 arrived and reported heavy fire in the rear with an exposure on each side of the fire unit.

Companies made quick work of knocking down the fire and containing the flames. The residents were treated at the scene after inhaling smoke but both refused transport. Mutual aid to the scene included Rosemont, Niles, Des Plaines, Morton Grove, and the North Maine FPD.

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Flames from the rear of a house at 105 Elmore Street in Park Ridge 2-18-16. reader submission

house fire with heavy smoke

House fire at 105 Elmore Street in Park Ridge 2-18-16. reader submission

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E-ONE tower ladder with lines off at fire scene

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damage from Park Ridge IL house fire

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firefighter paramedics assist residents after house fire

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Park Ridge FD Rescue 36

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E-ONE tower ladder with lines off at fire scene

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scene of Park Ridge house fire

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