2ND UPDATE: Unattended Cooking Caused Batavia Apartment Fire, Resident Rescued From 2nd Floor

Editor's note: This post was updated Saturday morning and again on Monday with more details from a press release. The latest updates are below in bold.

An unattended stove was the cause of a west-side Batavia apartment fire on Friday, officials said.

The fire broke out in a second-floor unit at 1050 Lorlyn Circle at the . Fire crews were dispatched to the scene shortly before 8:15 p.m.

No one died but firefighters had to rescue one resident from a second-floor balcony using ladders.

Another resident reportedly jumped from one of the apartments to escape the kitchen fire, but was unharmed, said Batavia Fire Chief Randy Deicke on Friday. The resident who jumped was not transported to a hospital, Deicke said.

It was unclear on Friday evening from which floor the person jumped. The building has three floors.

One person was treated for smoke inhalation and one firefighter was struck by falling glass, resulting in a hand injury. Medical attention for the injury was not required at the scene, according to a press release.

The cause of the fire was unattended cooking, according to the release. Cooking oil ignited and spread rapidly through the kitchen and apartment.

The fire department estimated $200,000 in structural damage and $100,000 in damage to contents inside.

The fire itself was contained to one apartment on the second floor, but there was smoke damage throughout the building, Deicke said to a Batavia Patch reporter at the scene.

"You could see smoke pouring out of the second-story (apartment)," said resident Eric Farmer, who lives on the first floor of the building where the fire broke out.

About three apartment units were uninhabitable by the time the fire was extinguished. The property possibly has a few vacant units available for the displaced residents, Deicke said.

Fire department investigators examined the blackened and charred remains of the apartment in the hours after the blaze was extinguished.

What Responders, Residents Witnessed

The first fire unit on the scene also saw thick smoke from the second floor of the multi-family apartment complex. Several residents were already evacuating the building.

Lorlyn resident Eric Farmer, 23, was in his first-floor apartment when suddenly he heard a banging on his door. He opened his door, looked out into the hallway and realized what was happening.

"There was smoke all over the hallway," Farmer said.

Farmer went outside and counted at least six fire trucks at the scene. The smell of smoke was noticeable throughout the Lorlyn apartment campus.

The fire department described "thick, rancid" smoke that spread and damaged apartments located at 1050 and 1052 Lorlyn Circle.

Each apartment was searched and over 40 people were evacuated from the two buildings.

Multiple residents stood in the rain to watch the fire crews enter and exit the building. Later in the evening, the displaced residents were allowed back inside their apartments to gather some belongings.

The fire department was notified of the incident through an activated alarm and a separate phone call, Deicke said. The building fire alarm is credited for alerting residents to the fire.

About the Crew

A total of 39 firefighters worked to control the incident. The firemen limited water and smoke damage by covering occupants' possessions with tarps.

The Elburn, Geneva, North Aurora and St. Charles and West Chicago fire units assisted the Batavia Fire Department. Elburn filled in at Batavia fire Station 2 on the west side and West Chicago filled in at Station 1 on the east side.

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