This from Larry Shapiro:
Wilmette firefighters were called to 1826 Elmwood Avenue Saturday afternoon for a reported house fire. Police officers arrived first and advised that there was smoke showing. The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire before fire companies arrived on scene. The first engine reported that the residents had exited the building and took a line to the second floor where they found drapes burning and a small fire though the entire house was charged with smoke. Winnetka firefighters rescued a cat that was in distress. The cat was given oxygen and taken to a local vet by Wilmette police officers.
One of the elderly residents suffered a burn to the hand and both were transported to Skokie Hospital. The fire was out quickly and before long some mutual aid companies were returned.
Units at the scene included Wilmette Battalion 26, Tower 26, Engine 27, plus Ambulances 26 and 27. Winnetka Engine 28, Glenview Engine 13, Skokie Squad 18, Northfield Truck 29, Evanston Truck 23, and Glencoe Ambulance 30 were the auto and mutual aid companies.
![smoke from house on fire](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160730_WILM-4804-600x400.jpg)
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![firefighter crawls into house on fire with smoke](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160730_WILM-4809-600x400.jpg)
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![Wilmette FD Engine 27 E-ONE e-MAX](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160730_WILM-4820-600x400.jpg)
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![firefighter paramedic aids elderly fire victim](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160730_WILM-4882-1-600x400.jpg)
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![firefighter revives cat after fire](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160730_WILM-4870-600x400.jpg)
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![firefighter rescues cat from house fire](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160730_WILM-4900-400x600.jpg)
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![Winnetka RD Engine 28](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160730_WILM-4931-600x400.jpg)
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![Skokie FD Squad 18 Pierce Dash](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160730_WILM-4954-600x400.jpg)
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![Glenview FD Engine 13 Pierce Enforcer](http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160730_WILM-4962-600x400.jpg)
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