Structure Fire 2-11-2025
On February 11, 2025 at 01:52 a.m. the Westchester Fire Department was dispatched to a fire alarm at 1445 S. Mannheim Rd. While en route, crews were notified that the Westchester Police Department arrived on scene to find a fire in a second-floor apartment.
The police officers entered the building to alert occupants as the residents were leaving the building. Fire crews, assisted by neighboring MABAS Division 20 departments, extinguished the fire and searched the building. A box alarm was called sending additional fire crews and investigators to the scene. Residents of the building were assisted by the American Red Cross for temporary housing, as the four-unit building sustained significant damage. One occupant of the building was transported to Elmhurst Hospital for smoke inhalation.
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