Firefighter Hurt Battling Aurora Blaze

AURORA, IL — A firefighter was treated for a minor injury after responding to a fire in the 900 block of Deerpath Road on Wednesday, Aurora fire officials said.

Fire crews responded to a 911 call that came in from a resident around 5:30 p.m., reporting a fire in a bedroom of the home. All occupants were already out of the home, according an Aurora Fire Department news release.

The initial response was upgraded to a second alarm after fire crews saw a large amount of smoke upon arriving at the home.

Due to a locked gate, firefighters deployed an attack line through the front door of the home. Crews from Truck Company 11 cut the lock, allowing another unit to deploy a second attack line to the rear and begin extinguishing flames that were extending up the vinyl siding, into the second floor and to the eaves of the roof.

As crews moved to the second floor to head off flames that had reached the second level, a third attack line was deployed on the home's first floor rear bedroom, where the majority of the fire was, according to officials.

Fire crews were able to bring the fire under control within 40 minutes but remained at the home for hours opening void and attic spaces to make sure there were no other hot spots or hidden fire.

Only two of the six residents were home at the time of the fire, and they were not injured, according to fire officials.

Extensive fire damage left the home uninhabitable, according to the news release, "and the residents were said to be staying with family."

The fire remains under investigation, the fire department said.