According to a WGN-TV news report, Addison Fire Department officials have confirmed two people were found dead inside a home on Ellsworth Avenue near Armitage following a fire that broke out at the home early Monday morning.
Addison Fire Department officials told WGN-TV the fire started in the kitchen area, moved up into the attic and spread to the rest of the house, and the two individuals were found dead in the back bedroom.
Fire Department officials told WGN-TV there were no working smoke detectors inside the home at the time of the fire.
The WGN-TV report showed smoke coming from the single-story house. Fire Department officials told WGN-TV that a couple driving by in a semi-truck saw smoke from the house and called 9-1-1 at around 2:30 Monday morning, and firefighters responded within five minutes.
Addison Deputy Fire Chief Scott Walker told WGN-TV at the scene of the fire that when firefighters were trying to get into the building, “a lot of fire had consumed the roof area.” A lot of the structure had collapsed in, Walker said, and “we had to pull crews back and kind of regroup to find a better access into the building.”
The Addison Fire Department is still trying to find out exactly what caused the fire, according to the WGN-TV report.
