At Least 5 Firefighters Injured Battling Roseland Fire, Prompting Mayday Call - Chicago News Weekly

Saturday, February 12, 2022

At Least 5 Firefighters Injured Battling Roseland Fire, Prompting Mayday Call

Authorities are expected to provide an update at 6 p.m. Watch live in the player above.

Several Chicago firefighters sustained non-life threatening injuries while battling a house fire that led to a mayday call Saturday afternoon in the Roseland neighborhood, authorities said.

At least five Chicago Fire Department firefighters were injured while working to extinguish a house fire in the area of South Princeton Avenue and 112th Place, according to authorities.

A sixth firefighter was being evaluated by first responders, authorities said.

A flashover, which is when a combustible surface simultaneously ignites, may have occurred, according to CFD officials.

A cause hadn’t been determined as of Saturday evening.

This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.



from NBC Chicago https://ift.tt/3HE194o

No comments:

Post a Comment