Four people were injured after a fire broke out at a home in west suburban La Grange Park.
Emergency crews responded at 3:36 p.m. to the blaze at a two-and-a-half-story home in the 500 block of North Kensington Avenue, according to a statement from La Grange Park Fire Department Chief Dean Maggos.
An unspecified number of people in the house said they heard what sounded like an explosion in the basement of the home before they saw smoke and ran outside. Everyone inside, including several dogs, escaped before firefighters arrived, Maggos said.
Two children and two adults were taken to Adventist Hinsdale Hospital with smoke inhalation, and their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening, officials said.
Damage to the home was “substantial,” but there was not an exact estimate on the value of damages, Maggos said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Images from Gordon J. Nord, Jr.
More photos from this fire can be seen at fire scenes.net
#1 by Tom Foley on February 23, 2014 - 7:19 PM
PS The Hinsdale truck has been popular on the site recently with this event and working the Cicero fire a few weeks back.
#2 by Tom Foley on February 23, 2014 - 7:15 PM
Thanks for clarifying, Big Moe. I was fairly certain LGPK still maintained a truck, but wasn’t sure in what capacity. And, the posted pics didn’t capture it, so I couldn’t tell if it was on the scene.
Thanks again!
#3 by Big Jim on February 23, 2014 - 3:19 PM
Is LGPK down an engine right now? Thought I noticed driving by day after the fire that their main station only had ladder and ambulance.
#4 by Big Moe on February 22, 2014 - 11:09 AM
Yes, LGPK has a ladder truck staffed with paid-on-call firefighters and it was in front of the house. Members used it to access and vent the roof. The Hinsdale truck was on the “B” side in a parking lot and was used to open up facia and soffit.
#5 by Tom Foley on February 22, 2014 - 9:18 AM
Doesn’t LGPK have a truck? Was it OOS or on another call? Or, how do they run/staff it?