CBS Chicago
LYONS, Ill. — Quick actions by police and firefighters likely saved lives Monday morning, when they rushed into a burning apartment building in southwest suburban Lyons to rescue people trapped inside.
The fire started in a basement apartment at a six-unit building in the 4500 block of Prescott Avenue in Lyons. Lyons Police Cmdr. Brian Kuratko said around 12:20 a.m., a police officer on patrol spotted smoke and flames from the fire, so he called the police and fire departments, then ran inside the building.
When firefighters and other police officers arrived, they saw flames shooting out of the basement, and spreading to the floors above. Crews immediately went inside to search for people.
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