Woman dies after house fire on the west side
A woman has died after a fire Sunday morning on the West Side.
JFRD was called out to the scene just after 1 a.m. for a fire that started at a home at 6450 N Diamond Court.
Dr. Charles Franson, a neighbor, says he heard pops and explosions.
When he walked outside he noticed his neighbor’s house was on fire so he called 911 and tried to put out the flames with some water.
“It was so intense, the heat was just very intense, I tried to go to the front door, as soon as I saw the fire 'cause I knew there were people there, but the fire just pushed you back,” said Fanson.
When JFRD arrived at the home they found a woman inside and took her to a local hospital where they say she later died.
She was the only person inside the home at the time of the fire.