Neighbor Helps Woman Escape Friday Kitchen Fire

No one was injured in a fire that broke out in the kitchen of a Woodridge home Friday afternoon. 

An elderly woman at a home in the 9000 block of Charing Cross Road noticed smoke coming from the dishwasher around noon, according to a release from the Darien-Woodridge Fire Department.

She called relatives who then called 911 en route to the home. When the relatives arrived, they noticed "a great deal of smoke, and the resident at the front door of the house being assisted by a neighbor," according to the release.

The neighbor had heard a beeping sound from the home and saw smoke coming out of the kitchen door. He called out to the woman, who was still in the home, and escorted her out through the smoke. 

Five units from the  arrived five minutes later, at which point the dishwasher and kitchen cabinets were on fire. 

The fire took about two minutes to extinguish, said Darien-Woodridge Battalion Chief Tom Mahn, and was contained to the kitchen. There was smoke damage throughout the home, and the department remained on the scene to ventilate the home. 

The woman was treated on the scene and refused hospital treatment.