Galesburg fire claims two cats, hospitalizes one person

Galesburg fire claims two cats, hospitalizes one person

A person was hospitalized and two cats were killed in a house fire in Galesburg, Illinois on Sunday morning, which was determined to be unintentional.

Resident rescued, two cats die in Galesburg house fire on Lincoln Street

Galesburg firefighters rescued a resident from a house fire Sunday morning at 1025 Lincoln St. The Galesburg Fire Department responded to the structure fire at 11:42 a.m. All three fire stations and 12 on-duty personnel were dispatched. Command was established of a working fire with smoke and flames visible from a first-floor window on the north side. The Brooks Street fire crew made entry with a hose line and located a victim inside the structu…