Kym Johnson -- Dancing with Pain

16/05/2011 14:16

Proving to be quite the trooper, Kym Johnson showed up for "Dancing With the Stars" practice today sporting a HUGE neck brace after her injury on Friday. At least 12 people were injured, two of them critically, while eight to 10 people who lived in the apartment where the fire originated survived, officials said. Five people were taken to Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, including a 60-year-old man and a 13-year-old girl who were listed in fair condition, said Barb Douglas, a hospital spokeswoman. The girl was transferred to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove. A second girl, air max 2011 a 2-year-old, was transferred to Loyola University Hospital's burn unit in critical condition, Douglas said. Six other people were taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora. Of the injured, four were children and two were adults, said Courtney Satlak, a hospital spokeswoman. Two children and one adult were treated and released and two children and one adult were in fair condition at the hospital, she said. Each of the three floors appeared to have sustained heavy fire damage. Curtains hung out of the building where the windows were shattered and a baby crib appeared to be near a front window on the second floor. Officials from the Aurora Police Department, including its K-9 unit, were at the outside the building with fire officials and members of the Illinois State Fire Marshall's office. Investigators from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were also on-scene. Tom Ahern, a Chicago spokesman for the ATF, said the agency offers its investigative expertise to local authorities in "large-scale" fires. The American Red Cross of Greater Chicago was providing food and warm drinks to firefighters and assistance to the survivors, according to Red Cross spokesman Josh Morton. They are sending officials to area hospitals to assist the survivors, he said. "This is a terrible tragedy. Every fire is obviously different. This one is extremely tragic," he said.