Chicago Fire Crews Respond to House Fire with Reported Entrapment

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Fire photographer Tim Olk shared some photos of Chicago fire crews working at a recent structure fire.

Chicago Fire Department Englewood dispatch put out a still and box alarm fire with a report of a person trapped on the first floor. First companies on scene reported heavy smoke from the first floor of a 1 1/2-story frame dwelling.

Engine 62 reported heavy smoke from the first floor. Companies found a person bleeding in the front yard who was inside the house at the time of the fire. Battalion 22 reported fire in the knee walls and fire through the roof. 

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