The Chicago Tribune has an article about the 3-11 on North Kenmore Sunday morning.
Eight residents, six firefighters and one police officer were hospitalized with minor injuries after the fire broke out, Chicago Fire Department officials said. More than 150 firefighters and 20 vehicles responded about 11 a.m. to find people hanging out of windows. But by that time, neighbors had already rushed to their aid.
The fire’s only fatality was a dog that EMTs were not able to save, neighbors said. While no one was critically injured, the fire left dozens of residents living in the apartment building temporarily homeless. District Chief Timothy Sampey said it could have been much worse.
“The firefighters definitely did a phenomenal job … even the civilians were very helpful,” Sampey said. “It saved on many more casualties that could have happened.”
Firefighters rescued 28 people and several pets from the burning building, Sampey said.
Jon Fajardo, 29, was among 13 people who escaped by climbing down the firefighters’ ladders.
Two paramedics tend to an injured firefighter after a 3-11 alarm fire on the 6100 block of North Kenmore Avenue in Chicago Sunday. The fire sent at least five firefighters to the hospital with heat exhaustion and several residents were also injured. — Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune, May 27, 2012
A firefighter suffering from heat exhaustion is taken away on a stretcher after a 3-11 alarm fire which injured 15 at an apartment building on the 6100 block of North Kenmore Avenue in Chicago on Sunday. — Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune, May 27, 2012
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