Room and Contents Fire

 The St. Charles Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire located in the 0-100 block of North Avenue at approximately 10:46 p.m. The fire was reported by the resident who was home at the time of the fire.

 

Upon arrival Fire Department personnel forced entry into the home via an exterior staircase that led to a 2nd floor exterior door. Crews then made entry and found moderate smoke conditions on the 2nd floor. Personnel began a search for victims and quickly located the resident on the 2nd floor. The resident was assisted out of the structure and moved to an ambulance already on the scene for treatment.

 

Fire crews extinguished the fire in approximately 15 minutes. The fire was confined to the contents located on the 2nd floor, and did not extend into the structure. Fire crews remained on scene conducting the fire investigation until approximately 12:05 a.m.

 

The resident of the home was transported by EMS to Delnor Community Hospital for what was considered non-life threatening injuries. The patients condition was not available at the time of this press release.

 

The St. Charles Fire Department was assisted at this incident by Geneva, Batavia, Elburn, West Chicago, North Aurora, and Fermilab Fire Departments, as well as the St. Charles Police Department and St. Charles Emergency Management Agency.