Excerpts from the Naperville Fire Department:
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — At approximately 3:15 p.m., the Naperville Emergency Communications Center (ECC) received multiple calls reporting a structure fire in a single-family residence in the 3500 block of Redwing Court. A general alarm assignment consisting of 10 pieces of fire apparatus and 24 personnel, including an Incident Commander and Incident Safety Officer, was dispatched to the scene.
Police officers arrived on the scene at 3:17 p.m. and confirmed a fully-involved structure fire with an individual trapped on the second floor. The first fire suppression vehicle arrived at 3:21 p.m. and reported heavy fire on the first and second floors of the home. Crews immediately began a coordinated transitional attack to darken down the fire assisting firefighters attempting a rescue of the trapped occupant. Additional firefighters deployed multiple hose lines to knock down the flames from the interior of the structure. Firefighter faced significant challenges accessing the second floor due to substantial fire damage, which caused a collapse of the interior stairwell and created multiple holes in the second floor. Heavy fire was venting from nearly all second-floor windows, slowing down any exterior rescue attempts via outside ground ladders.
Due to the extremely cold weather and the advanced fire, a Box Alarm was requested bringing an additional six fire companies to the scene. At 4:33 p.m., the alarm was struck out, indicating the fire was under control. Fire companies remained on the scene to perform overhaul operations.
In addition to the one civilian casualty, an occupant was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
The Naperville Fire Department received support from the Naperville Police, Naperville Electric, Naperville Transportation Engineering and Development Team, Naperville Public Works, Naperville EMA, and NICOR. Fire departments from Aurora, Bolingbrook, Lisle-Woodridge, Fermi Lab, Oswego, and Plainfield assisted at the scene. Station coverage was provided by the Bolingbrook, Lockport, Plainfield, Romeoville, and Warrenville Fire Departments.
The structure was deemed uninhabitable which resulted in the displacement of five individuals. The estimated damage is projected to exceed $800,000.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The Naperville Fire Department investigation team along with Naperville Police and the Office of the State Fire Marshal are coordinating the investigation.
