Mayday Audio: House Fire with Mayday and Extra Alarm Church Fire in Chicago

On Saturday, Chicago firefighters battled an extra alarm fire at the New Life Temple Church of God in Chirst around 6 am.  On Sunday, Chicago firefighters battled a house fire with a mayday after a firefighter was briefly trapped in a collapsed stairwell. Audio below.

The 84 year old Church burned around 6 am on Saturday morning. The Church is located at 3540 West 15th Street. 125 firefighters responded to the fire. There were no reported injuries.

News coverage here and here

Two people, a woman and her grandson were injured along with a firefighter who was trapped in a stairwell after it collapsed prompting a mayday. The firefighter was only trapped briefly and the firefighter was not transported to the hospital.

News coverage here