Home in Lincoln destroyed by fire, handicapped occupant saved
LINCOLN, Ill. (WCIA) — A handicapped person was safely rescued from their home in Lincoln just before the house was destroyed by a fire on Monday.
The fire happened on Illinois Route 121 at 1300th Street. Officials with the Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District posted to Facebook that their firefighters, along with those from Beason, Chestnut, and Mt. Pulaski, were dispatched for a report of a garage fully engulfed in flames.
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The person living at the home was able to get out thanks to a family member and two Logan County Sheriff’s deputies who arrived before firefighters did. As firefighters got to the scene, the flames spread from the garage to the rear of the home. Strong winds quickly spread the flames further into the home.
An additional call was sent out for firefighters and tankers from Latham, Elkhart, & Atlanta, officials said. Due to the intense fire inside the house, all firefighting was done from outside. The house ultimately could not be saved, and it was demolished the following day.
No firefighters were hurt battling the fire.
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Lincoln Fire officials extended its gratitude to all assisting agencies. Those include the firefighting agencies listed above, Logan County Dispatch, Logan County Paramedics, Logan County EMA, and Middletown Fire. The latter agency covered Lincoln Fire’s district while they were battling the house fire.
They also shouted out the two Logan County Sheriff’s deputies who assisted in removing the home’s occupant, doing so without protective equipment and before any firefighters had arrived. Lincoln Fire officials said the deputies “truly made a save.”
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