FRI NOV 09 2012 ~11:00 AM
WAUKEGAN FIRE DEPARTMENT
FATAL HOUSE FIRE
1500 JENKINSON CT WAUKEGAN, IL (IN THIS BLOCK)
BASEMENT FIRE WITH FIREFIGHTER SEARCH: DANIELA MARTINEZ, 5, FOUND UNRESPONSIVE AFTER SHE APPARENTLY SOUGHT SAFETY IN A BATHROOM. IMMEDIATE CPR AND TRANSPORT TO VISTA MEDICAL CENTER EAST IN WAUKEGAN, WHERE SHE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD -- APPARENTLY OF SMOKE INHALATION. THE VICTIM ALSO HAD BURNS ON OR NEAR HER FEET. NO FUNCTIONING SMOKE DETECTORS. MULTIPLE SLEEPING AREAS IN BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR OF SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE. ORIGIN APPARENTLY FROM A LIGHTER OR OTHER HANDHELD FIRE-STARTING DEVICE IN A LAUNDRY PILE. FOUR OTHER RESIDENTS ESCAPED/FATHER ATTEMPTED RESCUE. SMOKEY FIRE WITH LOW OXYGEN LIMITED SPREAD OF FIRE [MAP LOCATION NOT PRECISE].
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