A FIRE VICTIM IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, WAS NOT FOUND until two days after the fire occurred.
The man was found Wednesday in his basement apartment. Crosby Lipscomb, a retired school janitor who lived there, was found by family members who had come looking for him. The heaviest location of the fire was in the basement apartment and when the FF’s left the scene there was about 2 ft. of water still standing in the basement.
The Chicago Tribune reports:
Family members said they found Lipscomb’s body on Wednesday after kicking in the door to the home, which had been boarded up after the fire.
“The Fire Department didn’t do their job,” said Haywood Lipscomb, 42, a nephew of the victim who said he was among Wednesday’s private search party. He said he had implored fire officials on Monday to keep looking for Lipscomb when his uncle did not emerge from the smoke.
The whole family asked the Fire Department” to continue the search, Haywood Lipscomb said. “It appears we missed a recovery,” (a fire department spokesman) said. “It’s a terrible thing for a family member to find someone after a fire.”
Investigators believe that the fire was started by a portable cook stove that was being used. An autopsy is scheduled for today.
Read the full story in the Tribune HERE.
WFLD-TV has this video report:
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