Trapped residents saved from burning Hoffman Estates apartment building

Trapped residents saved from burning Hoffman Estates apartment building

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (WGN) — Four people suffered minor injuries when a fire broke out at a Hoffman Estates apartment complex Tuesday morning, emergency officials said. Officials credit firefighters on scene with rescuing several residents trapped on the third floor of the burning apartment building, using ladder trucks to get to them on the upper floors. First responders evaluated four victims at nearby hospitals and later released them in goo…

At least 3 rescued from apartment fire in Hoffman Estates, fire chief says

Multiple people were rescued from apartment building in a Hoffman Estates fire on Tuesday.

3 rescued as fire burns through multi-unit complex in northwest Chicago suburb

Three people were rescued from a burning home in a northwest Chicago suburb early Tuesday morning. According to fire officials, the blaze began just after 6 a.m. in the 1000 block of Atlanta Avenue at a multi-unit complex. Fire Chief Alan Wax told NBC Chicago firefighters helped three people out of the burning building. All three were taken to an area hospital for treatment while a fourth was driven to a hospital by someone else. As of 9 a.m. al…