A woman and her pets are safe after being rescued from a house fire in Joliet yesterday.
The Joliet Fire Department says first responders were called to the 3-hundred block of Herkimer Street for a house fire just before 2:30 p.m.
When firefighters arrived there was heavy smoke and flames coming from the first floor and they were told a woman was sleeping on the second floor.
The firefighters were able to wake the woman and get her to safety. She then told them her pets --one dog, two cats and a snake-- were still inside and firefighters went back in to save them all.
The Joliet Fire Department identified the firefighters involved in the rescue as Captain Chris Stein, Apparatus Operator Adam Sojka, and Firefighter Dominic Minnito of JFD Truck 1.
The fire was extinguished in about 20 minutes, but the home suffered extensive damage.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
