The volunteer fire department in this Morgan County village was mourning for one of their own on Tuesday after an early-morning fire swept through a firefighter's home, killing his wife and two small children.
Jonathan Austif, a U.S. Marine veteran and a volunteer firefighter for about four years, was injured when he jumped out of a second-story window after fire broke out at his home at 409 Main St. about 2:20 a.m., authorities said. He was treated at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield and released, a hospital spokeswoman said. Austif's wife, Betsie Austif, who turned 26 on Tuesday, and their two children, Jacob, 3, and Jocelyn, 2 months, were pronounced dead inside of the home, Morgan County Coroner Jeff Lair said.