4 firefighters injured after collapse during townhouse fire in Jeffery Manor
CHICAGO (CBS)-- A firefighter was rescued after the second floor of a townhouse collapsed during a fire in Jeffery Manor early Tuesday morning.
The firefighters were responding to a fire at a home in the 2200 block of East 100th Street when the second floor collapsed just before 4 a.m. Two firefighters were rescued from the fire after being trapped under debris.
The Chicago Fire Department confirmed all firefighters got out of the fire. Four firefighters were taken to local hospitals, and CFD said they do not appear to be seriously injured.
One other person refused treatment.
A neighbor said she smelled smoke when she got up to use the bathroom.
"It was everywhere; like, the whole house was in flames. The whole house," Arica Noble said. "It was real scary, the only thing I did was grab my clothes and grab my coat and my boots, and I got out of the house."
CFD said everyone who lived in the home has been accounted for by firefighters. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
