Two Chicago firefighters were rescued after being lured into a home and attacked by a man armed with a knife Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said.
Chicago police said the incident occurred in the 7700-block of South Marshfield Avenue at about 12:18 p.m.
Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said firefighters were called to a garage fire. After it was put out, a resident approached a battalion chief and said he wanted the department to check out a smell of gas inside of his home.
The chief asked a lieutenant to accompany him along with the resident, Langford said. The resident asked the chief to go first and the chief refused, telling the resident to go first and the firefighters would follow.
The resident used a power screw driver to remove a barricade to allow the chief and the lieutenant into the basement, Langford said.