2 residents rescued, 1 flown to hospital in critical condition after medical call turns out to be house fire near Johnsburg

Two residents, including one who uses a wheelchair, were rescued and one was flown to the hospital in critical condition after paramedics responding to a medical call found their home on fire near Johnsburg Friday evening, fire officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 9:15 p.m. Friday to the 4800 block of William Street in unincorporated McHenry, just outside of Johnsburg, for a report of a person having difficulty breathing. Crews arrived within five minutes and found heavy smoke coming from multiple sides of the one-story home, McHenry Township Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Ryan Mastandrea said. Mastandrea said the crew immediately upgraded the call to a structure fire and had information that two residents were trapped inside. The crew forced its way into the home and rescued both residents, one of whom uses a wheelchair, along with a dog, Mastandrea said.

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