Woman pulled from Algonquin house fire

Firefighters rescued a woman from a house fire Thursday afternoon on the east side of Algonquin, officials said.

Crews responded about 3 p.m. to initial reports of an alarm on the 0-100 block of Alice Lane, said Deputy Chief John Knebl of the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District. While they were en route, the call was elevated to a structure fire with reports of someone still inside the house.

Firefighters attacked the blaze from the front door and proceeded throughout the single-story home, Knebl said. They found the woman in the rear of the home and pulled her out.

"It was hard to make it to the victim due to the condition of the home," Knebl said. A news release issued by the fire district Thursday night cited "hoarder like" conditions.

The woman, who appeared to be in her 50s or 60s, was taken to Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital with life-threatening injuries. She later was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, according to the news release.

The cause of the fire has not been determined, Knebl said. A damage estimate was not available Thursday night. An investigation is ongoing by the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire officials, Algonquin police and the state fire marshal's office.