A firefighter critically injured in a Friday blaze in Chicago’s Norwood Park neighborhood is making “steady improvement,” according to a department spokesperson.
Cellphone video shared with NBC Chicago captured the smoke billowing from the single story family home.
“At first it looked like there was a smoke in the back but then they were on the roof, and they were cutting holes on the roof, and when they opened the front door I’ve never seen so much smoke in my life,” said Jim Bruno, who lives across the street. “Dark smoke. Just unbelievable. I’ve never seen anything like that in my life.”
The injured firefighters were taken to Ascension Resurrection Hospital. One initially listed in critical condition has since been transferred to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. His condition has since been upgraded to serious. “I’ve never seen so many firefighters, so many fire trucks,” Bruno said. “It was a very big response and it was a bad fire.”
The homeowner told NBC Chicago that the fire broke out in the basement believed to be sparked by an electrical problem. He was the only person at home and made it safely.
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