TUE NOV 06 2012 ~8:51 AM
OAK LAWN FIRE DEPARTMENT
BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE
4916 99TH STREET OAK LAWN, IL
HOUSE FULLY-INVOLVED UPON ARRIVAL. MABAS 21 BOX ALARM ALSIP, PALOS, BRIDGEVIEW, BEDFORD PARK, NORTH PALOS, CHICAGO RIDGE, BURBANK, LYONS AND OTHERS MUTUAL. CREWS GOING TO DEFENSIVE MODE. MAYDAY CALLED WHEN FIREFIGHTER WAS LOW ON AIR, BECAME DISORIENTED AND WAS SEPARATED FROM THE HOSE LINE. TWO FIREFIGHTERS TRANSPORTED TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER IN OAK LAWN WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. A THIRD FIREFIGHTER TREATED AT THE SCENE FOR A SMALL BURN ON HIS FACE. ONE RESIDENT TREATED AT THE SCENE FOR SMOKE INHALATION AND REFUSED FURTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT.
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