Elderly Man Rescued After Dryer Fire

An 80-year-old resident was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire erupted in his Greenleaf Township home on Tuesday evening. Deputies and firefighters responded to the incident at a rural Litchfield property located in the 61700 block of 205th Street. Upon arrival, they found that a gas clothes dryer had caught fire.

Litchfield firefighters managed to safely remove the burning dryer from the residence and extinguish the fire. The homeowner, identified as Kenneth Jensen, had attempted to put out the fire himself before emergency services arrived. Paramedics treated Jensen at the scene for smoke inhalation. The fire was confined to the dryer and the area immediately around it, resulting in only minor smoke damage to the home.