Quadriplegic Man Rescued From South Side Fire
CHICAGO (STMW) -- A mattress fire at a home on the South Side Sunday afternoon was quickly extinguished by firefighters, who also rescued a quadriplegic man from the home and took him to a local hospital to make sure he was not injured.
The fire occurred just after noon at a 2-story brick building at 9128 S. Ellis Ave., Fire Media Affairs Chief Joe Roccasalva said.
The fire "was just a small mattress fire" that was not even in the same part of the home as the 58-year-old man firefighters rescued, but it did produce a lot of smoke, Roccasalva said. The man didn't appear injured but he was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital as a precautionary measure, Roccasalva said.
The house was not badly damaged but the man who was rescued likely would not be able to return until the smoke damage was cleaned up.
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