Structure fire with victims rescued near Kennicott Ave, Arlington Heights IL

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/5/2025 09:02 AM

Near N Kennicott Ave, Arlington Heights, IL 60004

A structure fire occurred near Kennicott Avenue. Smoke was visible and multiple victims were reported inside the building. Firefighters entered through the Delta side to search and found victims on the second floor. They extinguished the fire and rescued several people, with medical assistance meeting victims as they were removed from the building.

Audio|Source: Northwest Central Dispatch (NWCD) - FD2 and Firegrounds

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Transcript:

00:00

District 2, you have an activated fire alarm near Kennicott Avenue units. Do, Engine 2, Squad 2, Battalion 1 for the AFA near Kennicott Avenue.

00:14

60,

00:16

I'll get back to you.

00:21

The Central Region 2.

00:24

Engine 2.

00:29

I got smoke showing.

00:31

We're going to upgrade this to a code 3.

00:33

I got people out here reporting victims.

00:35

Second floor, bedroom fire.

00:36

We're going in through the Delta, trying to find it upstairs fire.

00:40

Okay, you got smoke showing. We're upgrading to a code 3. You have report of people on the second floor,

00:47

upgrading to a code 4.

00:49

We're going to fire ground 2.

00:51

Ground 2.

00:52

Unseen.

00:53

Here you got a work slider.

00:55

You're taking a cross-lay to the Delta side to the second floor, report of victims.

01:01

That's squad two going in for a search on the first floor.

01:04

I advise if you've got a basement if you have anything else you need.

01:07

That's all we need. We're making an answer right.

01:10

You're going to the Delta side, fine, no stairs.

01:13

No, face.

01:18

I just use our positive water.

01:21

Commandion 2, that's got to have positive water.

01:28

If one victim come out at the Bravo side,

01:31

Command 2, M.S.

01:33

Medical, if he can meet them at the Bravo side for one victim.

01:40

Next slide 2 is coming off the second victim, Nelson door.

01:46

Proceed, second victim, Delta, Delta side.

01:51

Then we got water on the fire on the second floor.

01:54

We're completing the primary.

01:56

See,

01:58

engine two, you got water on the fire, second floor, completing the primary, and we okay mentally?

02:04

That's quad two, serve victims come out.

02:12

You've got a third victim coming out of the Delta side.

02:18

Command, Kennicott, Command, the Central, two additional ambulances.

02:22

Two additional ambulances. Two additional ambulances.

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Section 22,

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first victim, out Delta door.

02:38

Command, 32, Cass round primaries complete, the second floor.

02:44

Primary completed and the second floor received.

02:50

All companies on fire ground 100 repeat command to tell you one of the operations.

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