An Elgin man and his two dogs died Sunday after fire engulfed a one-story, single family trailer home on Sadler Avenue.

According to a news release issued by Elgin Fire Department Chief David A. Schmidt, firefighters responded at 6:41 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 21, 2018) to the 400 block of Sadler Avenue in the Old Oaks Estates Mobile Home Park for a report of a house fire in a single-family residence.

Responding fire companies found the one-story, single-family trailer home with heavy fire underneath and inside the trailer. Initial reports indicated that two people were living in the residence, but it was unknown if they were home at the time.

The first engine company arrived about 1 minute, 17 seconds after the alarm dispatch and immediately began suppression efforts.

A primary search of the residence found one adult male victim inside. The victim was removed from the residence, quickly treated and transported to Provena St. Joseph’s Hospital.

The victim succumbed to his injuries from the fire and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival at the hospital, officials said.

The fire caused extensive damage to the residence and also claimed the life of two dogs.

Fire Investigators were called to the scene as the cause of the fire is being investigated and no determination has been made.

The estimated fire loss to the structure is $30,000, with additional losses to the occupant’s personal property. The home was red-tagged as uninhabitable.

SOURCE: Elgin Fire Department news release