1 dead, 1 critically injured in house fire in Spring Grove, Illinois

One woman is dead, and another is in critical condition, after they were pulled out of a burning home Friday afternoon in Chicago's far northern suburbs.

The fire started around noon at a single-family home in the 38300 block of Sixth Avenue in unincorporated Spring Grove, according to the Fox Lake Fire Protection District.

The Lake County Sheriff's office said a 52-year-old man living in the home was on the second floor when he noticed the house filling with smoke. He tried to rescue two women who live in the home, but was unable to get them out due to the heat and smoke.

When firefighters arrived, they were able to get the women out of the house, but an 83-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. A 55-year-old woman was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in critical condition, and was later transferred to another hospital with a burn unit, according to the sheriff's office. 

The man who lives in the home suffered minor injuries.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office, and Fox Lake Fire Protection District were investigating the cause of the fire.