A house fire on Fleming Road in Garden Prairie, IL, left five people dead early Monday, Boone County Fire District 2 officials said.
GARDEN PRAIRIE, Ill. -- Five people were killed in a house fire in rural Boone County, Illinois, Monday morning.
The Boone County Sheriff's Office said flames were visible when deputies arrived on the scene of the fire in the 11000 block of Fleming Road in rural Garden Prairie around 2:20 a.m. Garden Prairie is located between Belvidere and Marengo. Boone County District #2 Fire along with multiple fire departments from Boone, Winnebago, Ogle, DeKalb and McHenry counties battled the fire for several hours.
The sheriff's department said five individuals who were unaccounted for were believed to be deceased inside the residence. They later confirmed five fatalities from the fire. Officials said they believe all the victims are related, but their identities have not yet been released. "We've been here since 2:30, so it's taking a long time, not only since we got everything extinguished to piece together the information from the family members of how many were unaccounted for," Chief Brian Kunce of Boone County Fire District #2 toldSix people who lived at the home, as well as one sheriff's deputy, were transported to local hospitals with injuries, according to the sheriff's office. The sheriff's deputy was treated and has since been released.
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