Excerpts from wglt.org:
A Marshall County firefighter has died after suffering severe burns in a fire at a family property over the weekend.
The Lacon-Sparland Fire Protection District says Chaise Mangold died from his injuries Thursday morning. He was receiving care in the burn unit at a Springfield hospital. Mangold’s father was also injured in the Saturday fire.
Mangold was a firefighter with the department for more than three years.
Nearly $25,000 has been raised on a GoFundMe for the family’s expenses. Funeral arrangements haven’t yet been announced.
Chaise’s Fight
Due to the tragic incident that happened on April 10, Chaise, as well as his dad, Pat are at the hospital in Springfield. Chaise is fighting every day for his life and his family needs your support, love and prayers. The family has asked to keep their story private but updates on Chaise will be made through Kirstyn Friday’s Facebook page.
Because of the outpouring of support and aid our community has shown, many have asked us to set up a page so that there is a way to keep supporting in every way possible.
We thank you for all the continued support, love and prayers. Chaise needs every single one of them.
*All the money will be put for medical costs and put into Lisa Mangold’s account*
#1 by Drew Smith on April 16, 2021 - 9:55 PM
From Chief Goldfeder at The Secret List and Firefighter Close Calls:
All,
As a followup to last evenings TSL posting, Lacon-Sparland (IL) Firefighter Chaise Mangold died from injuries sustained on April 10 in a fire at a family property. FF Mangold, 21, was working on a truck when gas fumes built up in the shed, and there was an explosion about 1515 hours Saturday.
FF Mangold was a dedicated Firefighter for 3.5 years with his department, joining while still in high school at the age of 18. He, his father, and a family friend & his girlfriend were in his dad’s shop. The family friend had been working on a vehicle & there was a build up of gas fumes then a spark. 3 of the 4 victims needed CPR with several of his own fire department members working on Chaise. The fire occurred on 4-10 & he passed away on 4-15 from his injuries which were all internal from the smoke & the length of time CPR was being done.
To his department and community, Firefighter Magold died a hero, as after the explosion, without regard for himself, he attempted to get in a different truck & was going to drive it through a door so others could get out. Unfortunately he went unconscious inside the truck.
Our thanks to LSFD Chief Rich Koch for this update and our sincere condolences to all those affected-as well as our prayers for the survivors fighting to survive.