Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:07 AM Friday to 21 Kristin Drive Schaumburg, IL. In a matter of less than ten minutes firefighter/paramedics from Schaumburg rescued two people with an aerial ladder on the south side of the village and responded to an emergency childbirth on the north side.
Three minutes after rescuing two people from the second floor of townhouse with heavy fire showing, police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a baby was just delivered in or near a rear stairwell at the apartment building at 21 Kristin Place.
Firefighter/paramedic crews from Elk Grove Village and Hoffman Estates responded with an available crew from Schaumburg’s Engine 52 crew.
Mother and baby were transported to St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates in Elk Grove Fire Department Rescue Ambulance 10.
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