Caught on video: Rescue at Chicago house fire
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An elderly man is expected to fully recover after a firefighter pulled him out of the second story of a burning home in Chicago’s South Side Pullman neighborhood Tuesday morning.
When firefighters responded to the blaze in the two-and-a-half story home in the 700 block of East 105th Place just before 9 a.m., people who had managed to get out said there was someone still inside, Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford said.
Several firefighters entered the home and found the 76-year-old man in a room on the second floor, Langford said. Unconscious and barely breathing, Lt. Mark Caveletti carried the victim down a ladder through a front window, a rescue that was captured on video.
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Firefighters carried the 73-year-old man from the second floor down a ladder.
This afternoon, members of Engines 81, 82 and Truck 42 came back to the scene to talk about the rescue with media. The team is being heralded as heroes.
Seven dogs and six puppies were found safe in the basement.
The fire department says it took about 15 minutes to extinguish the fire, which appeared to start at the rear of the building and quickly filled the building with smoke. They believe the cause of the fire was electrical.
