POLICE, NEIGHBORS, FIREFIGHTERS RESCUE RESIDENTS OF APARTMENT ON PRESCOTT AVE, LYONS

    MON APR 01 2013 ~12:21 AM
    LYONS FIRE DEPARTMENT
    BOX ALARM/APARTMENT FIRE
    4533 PRESCOTT AVE LYONS, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 10 BOX ALARM BOX 13-01 REQUESTED AT 12:39 AM. FIRE IN A GARDEN UNIT OF A THREE-STORY OCCUPIED APARTMENT BUILDING,

    INITIALLY A WORKING FIRE, THEN 1312 REQUESTS FULL STILL. FIRST UNITS ON THE SCENE REPORT A FIRE ON THE FIRST FLOOR WITH CREWS WORKING ON EVACUATION.

    LYONS POLICE OFFICER CHARLES WRIGHT AND RESIDENT MIKE CAMPOS CREDITED WITH RESCUE OF TWO RESIDENTS AFTER DISCOVERING FLAMES COMING FROM A BASEMENT/GARDEN APARTMENT WINDOWS AND DOOR. WRIGHT WAS ABLE TO RESCUE A MAN AND BOY BEFORE BECOMING OVERCOME BY SMOKE HIMSELF.



    POLICE OFFICERS ROB ZIEMAN, RICHARD BROWN, JEFF STUDLOW AND JENNIFER MARKOWSKI ARRIVED TO RECEIVE A TODDLER OUT OF A FIRST FLOOR WINDOW FROM BROKEN BY HER MOTHER MARY JONES, WHO THEN CRAWLED OUT.

    AT 12:28 FIRE CREWS REPORTING THEY STILL HAVE VICTIMS IN THE BUILDING.

    RIVERSIDE RESPONDS WITH A TRUCK, AMBULANCE AND A CHIEF, MCCOOK RESPONDS WITH A SQUAD, BEDFORD PARK WITH A TRUCK AND A CHIEF

    BOX ALARM COMPANIES
    LA GRANGE ENGINE, FOREST VIEW ENGINE, BERWYN ENGINE, STICKNEY ENGINE, RIVERSIDE TRUCK, PLEASANTVIEW TRUCK, BEDFORD PARK TRUCK, NORTH RIVERSIDE TRUCK.

    WESTMONT ARGONNE AMBULANCE

    CHIEFS DUE: RIVERSIDE, BROOKFIELD, PLEASANTVIEW, BEDFORD PARK

    PLEASANTVIEW AND WESTERN SPRINGS CALLED FOR ALS AMBULANCES.

    THIRD FLOOR CLEAR AT 12:39 AM
    SECOND FLOOR CLEAR AT 12:40 AM

    LAGRANGE CHANGE QUARTERS.

    STAGING AT PRESCOTT AND 46TH ST.

    SPECIAL REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL ALS AMBULANCE.

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