One person was hospitalized and a pet dog was not located after a fire Sunday evening at a home on Aurora’s West Side, the Aurora Fire Department said on Monday.
At around 8:42 p.m. on Sunday, the fire department responded to a reported structure fire at a home in the first block of North May Street on the city’s West Side, a news release from the department said. The incident was ultimately upgraded to a second alarm as conditions developed, officials said.
Upon arrival, crews found light smoke conditions at a single-family residence, quickly encountering increasing smoke coming from a second-floor bedroom, the news release said. Crews advanced hose lines to the second floor and had difficulty gaining access because of obstructions behind the bedroom door, according to the release.
The fire was ultimately extinguished within 25 minutes of the first call, the department said. Crews conducted extensive overhaul operations, checking for fire extension into the attic and completing primary and secondary searches on all floors, according to the release.
A juvenile was taken to a local hospital for evaluation related to smoke inhalation, the release said, and no firefighter injuries were reported during the fire.
The home was deemed uninhabitable, and two adults and two children were displaced and are temporarily staying with family, officials said. Additionally, two cats were safely removed from the home, but a dog was reported missing and could not be located after multiple search attempts, according to the release.
Four engine companies, two truck companies, three medic units and two chief officers — for a total of 28 personnel in all — responded to the scene, the news release said. Additional assistance was provided by the Aurora Police Department and Illinois State Police District 2.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Aurora Fire Department’s fire investigators, the release said.
