Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:
Seven people, including a firefighter, were injured during an early-morning fire Saturday in an apartment building on the 100 block of Salado Court in Schaumburg. When
first responderspolice and firefighters arrived, there was fire the first floor and two people were trapped on the third floor. They began to evacuate the building and called for assistance from several neighboring fire departments. The two people trapped on the third floor jumped from the window and were taken to St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates with serious injuries.The fire left one, 12-unit building uninhabitable and a neighboring building was heavily damaged by smoke. About 12 residents were displaced and took shelter in the Remington Place Clubhouse pending the arrival of the American Red Cross.