A wheelchair-bound woman was transported to the hospital after a police officer rescued her from a home that caught on fire in Woodstock Tuesday evening, fire officials said.
The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police Department responded around 5:02 p.m. Tuesday to the 200 block of Sparrow Drive in Woodstock.
Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Public Information Officer Alex Vucha said crews initially responded to a report of a residential fire alarm.
Dispatch advised responding firefighters that the homeowner was reporting an appliance fire in the kitchen.
The caller reported the fire was getting larger and spreading.
A structure fire response was initiated and fire crews arrived to confirm an active fire, Vucha said.
The call was upgraded to a working fire response to bring additional units and resources to the scene.
A Woodstock police officer arrived just prior to the fire department and rescued an adult woman, who is a wheelchair user, from the smoke-filled residence.
Firefighters entered the home and quickly extinguished the fire, which had spread throughout the kitchen, Vucha said.
Paramedics evaluated the woman, who was primarily affected by smoke inhalation, and transported her by ambulance to a local hospital for further treatment.
The fire was contained to the kitchen but smoke damage was present throughout the residence.
The house was deemed uninhabitable until repairs can be made, leaving two occupants displaced, Vucha said.
The American Red Cross was requested to provide support for the displaced residents. No firefighter injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District.
The fire district also responded to other incidents simultaneously to the fire, including a vehicle crash at Route 120 and Queen Anne Road.
“We greatly appreciate the coordination and support provided by our neighboring agencies who assisted with those additional calls and covered our stations, along with the Woodstock Police Department and our dispatchers during this peak in service calls,” Vucha said.