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Two people were injured after a fire broke out at a home Sunday in west suburban Geneva.
Crews responded about 11:17 p.m. to a home that had been divided into two apartments in the 100 block of Woodlawn Street after tenants found smoke coming from a unit on the first floor, Geneva fire officials said.
Firefighters located the blaze in the bathroom of the apartment, and brought the fire under control about 10 minutes after arriving, officials said.
A woman was taken to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital after suffering a minor burn injury while trying to put the fire out with an extinguisher, officials said. A man was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
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Geneva firefighters rescue woman, dog from house fire
Updated 2/14/2021 11:34 AM
Firefighters rescued a woman and her dog Saturday evening after fire broke out in her Geneva Township home, authorities said.
The Geneva Fire Department responded at 6:14 p.m. to the reported structure fire in the 0N700 block of Wenmoth Lane, after a neighbor called 911.
The first firefighters to arrive found heavy fire coming from the south side of the single-family home and were told a woman was still inside. Firefighters quickly located and rescued the woman and a dog from the home, officials said.
The woman was transported to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva as a precaution, but no injuries were reported.