CREVE COEUR, Ill. — A 60-year-old man suffered smoke inhalation late Wednesday afternoon when a fire severely damaged his home in Creve Couer.
The owner tells 25 News her husband heard a smoke alarm, grabbed an extinguisher, and tried to put out the fire in the basement of the home on Carola Street, near E. Stewart Street in Creve Coeur.
She said a neighbor saw her husband at the front door and helped him out of the house. An ambulance took the man to UnityPoint Health-Methodist Hospital in Peoria, where he’s being treated in the ICU. She said her husband is expected to fully recover from his injuries.
The owner praised Creve Coeur firefighters for their prompt response and quickly putting out the fire. The fire department has not determined a cause.
