Crime & Safety

Firefighters Treated For Heat Exhaustion Battling Extra-Alarm Fire in Orland Park

Extra-alarm fire in vacant home in Orland Park under investigation, fire officials said.

ORLAND PARK, IL -- Two firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion as they battled an extra-alarm blaze in Orland Park. The fire broke out around 1:30 p.m. Monday in a large vacant home near 108th Avenue and Oakland.

Both firefighters were treated at a nearby hospital and released a few hours later. The cause of the fire is under investigation, said Ray Hanania, spokesman for the Orland Fire Protection District.

Firefighters battled an extra-alarm fire near 108th and Oakland Avenue in Orland Park | OFPD
Firefighters battled an extra-alarm fire near 108th and Oakland Avenue in Orland Park | OFPD

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