A woman was killed and a man was taken to the hospital following a fiery crash on Monday night in Marengo, Illinois.
Fire officials said just before 9 p.m., crews responded to the 22800 block of River Road for a reported crash. Crews on the way to the scene learned that the car, resting against a home, had caught fire with a woman trapped inside. The call was then upgraded to a structure fire, prompting resources from Woodstock and Union to be dispatched.
Officers who arrived at the scene attempted to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher but were unsuccessful, as the flames continued to grow…