Operations & Training

Mother, Son Killed in Cicero, IL, House Fire

Nov. 6, 2024

Cicero firefighters rescued another woman while a father and son escaped on their own, Fire Chief Jeff Penzkofer said.

A massive house fire in Cicero has claimed a mother and teenage son.

Firefighters were able to rescue an older woman from a window, but were unable to reach the victims on the second floor, Cicero Fire Chief Jeff Penzkofer said at a press conference.

Two others, the father and his son, managed to escape the fire that spread to a vacant house next door.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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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.