La Grange house fire caused by broken gas line leaves elderly woman hospitalized
LA GRANGE, Ill. - New details were released Thursday afternoon after a house fire left an elderly woman hospitalized in La Grange.
The fire department says the Wednesday night blaze was caused by a broken gas line.
The fire was reported just before 11 p.m. at a home on South Catherine Avenue.
Firefighters say the blaze started in the kitchen behind a stove.
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La Grange police were the first on the scene, and rescued a woman in her 90s — who was trapped on the second floor. She is being treated for smoke inhalation.
No other injuries were reported.