Excerpts from cbs.local.com:
A fire broke out Sunday night in a three-story apartment building at 4820 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. in Bronzeville. Three Chicago police officers were hurt. The officers rushed in before Chicago firefighters arrived. They knocked on doors to wake people sleeping inside before the smoke and flames overwhelmed them. One of the officers collapsed at the scene. All three officers and four residents suffered smoke inhalation and were transported to hospitals.
A 5-year-old boy was in good condition and being treated at Mercy Hospital Saturday morning. The officers were still recovering late Sunday, but were in good condition at the emergency room.
The building, which was built in 1905, was reduced to a burned-out shell. Firefighters were not saying Sunday what triggered the extra-alarm blaze, but they said it is not suspicious.
Despite a massive amount of smoke, witnesses said the officers ran into the burning building trying to get people out.
Firefighters believe the fire started in the basement before quickly spreading to the upper floors.
#1 by Chris on February 20, 2020 - 6:09 PM
” while a bunch of CFD b…foons stood standing around doing nothing. ”
Nice to see I wasn’t the only one that saw that – it just looked like they didn’t know what to do ( little wierd )
#2 by Dan on February 20, 2020 - 2:37 AM
Rich, that may be true but the the CFD looked like a bunch if buffoons when it came to the person who fell into Lake Michigan and were rescued by 2 cops while a bunch of CFD buffoons stood standing around doing nothing.
Sorry, but that’s what it looked like. The CFD should be embarrassed for this rescue by the cops when the CFD arrived first and the firefighters just stood around waiting for the dive team.
#3 by rich s. on February 19, 2020 - 2:48 PM
This story of the police rushing in to save residents is not factual. The first arriving companies had nothing showing and when they did find the fire they had to rescue the police officers because they got lost inside on the first floor. But as usual the police get praise for making our job harder. And they will probably get awards for this.