Operations & Training

Three Killed in Belleville, IL, House Fire; Probe Underway

Oct. 28, 2024

Encountering heavy fire, a second-alarm was requested, Belleville Fire Chief Stephanie Mills said.

Three men were killed in a house fire in Belleville Monday morning.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to Belleville Fire Chief Stephanie Mills.

She told KSDK the fire started at a home near the intersection of South 13th and West Lincoln streets sometime between 5 and 5:30 a.m. Encountering heavy fire, firefighters called for a second alarm.

St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. identified the victims as George Pappas, 79, Pioquinto Pappas, 39, and Christopher Ellis, 20.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.