Overview
- Fire crews responded around noon to a single-family home on the 38300 block of North 6th Avenue in Spring Grove, Illinois.
- Firefighters rescued two women from the house; the 83-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
- A 55-year-old woman was hospitalized in critical condition and was later transferred to a burn center.
- A 52-year-old male resident suffered minor injuries after attempting to help the two women before firefighters arrived.
- Spring Grove officials and the Fox Lake Fire Protection District say the origin of the fire remains under investigation, and victim identities have not been released.