By Police1 Staff
GRAYSLAKE, Ill. — Three officers were injured while rescuing a teen from a burning home.
Firefighters responded to a structure fire early Tuesday and found officers attempting to rescue a someone trapped inside, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Officers linked arms crawled through the home, and grabbed the teenager upstairs, the Daily Herald reported.
The officers and the teen were transported to a local hospital. Two officers were treated and released. One officer remains hospitalized for observation and the teenager was transported to the burn unit where he remains critical, CBS Chicago reported.
Investigators said it’s too early to know the cause of the fire, but it may have been trigger by a dryer vent that sparked behind drywall. The investigation is ongoing.
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