Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:
A person was killed in a house fire in unincorporated St. Charles Thursday night.
Officials with the Fox River Countryside Fire Rescue District said firefighters were dispatched at about 8 p.m. to a house fire at 39W545 Hemlock Drive.
The home was fully engulfed and neighbors on the scene alerted firefighters to a possible victim. Firefighters attempted to rescue the person, who was found in the back of the home.
The area did not have fire hydrants and water needed to be brought in.
Ten neighboring fire departments were called in to help put out this fire and another fire that occurred at about the same time. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Excerpts from shawlocal.com:
A Campton Hills woman died in a house fire Thursday night, according to a news release from the Campton Hills Police Department.
At approximately 8:03 p.m. on Thursday Nov. 21, the Campton Hills Police Department and Fox River and Countryside Fire Rescue District responded to reports of a residential fire near Overcup Court and Hemlock Drive in Campton Hills.
The first officer arrived on the scene within three minutes and found the residence in the 39W500 block of Overcup Court fully engulfed by fire.
The only occupant, a woman, was found on the rear deck of the residence deceased.
