From the Source,City of Elgin Illinois Fire Dept:A 2 year old toddler was saved by Elgin Firefighters this afternoon whena basement fire, quickly engulfed the entire front of the home at 517Cumberland Trail. The call came in as a basement fire and upon arrivalof the FD, there was light to moderate smoke coming from a frontbasement window. That smoke quickly turned to flames and within 2minutes, had most of the front of the house engulfed in flames. ElginFirefighter Kevin Hartmann was one of the first firefighters inside thehouse and when checking the kitchen, found the toddler still in hishigh-chair as smoke covered the ceiling. Shortly after he escaped withthe child, the entire kitchen was filled with smoke and fire had spreadto the attic of the home. Police later arrested the father(**seen in the footage wearing wifebeater tshirt) for startingto fight with firefighters as they tried to extinguish the blaze.after closely watching the video above, Ididn’t know exactly what was behind the actions of the man nowidentified as James R. Beavers. Officials in Elgin, Illinois now sayBeavers, who fought with firefighters at the scene of the house fire(after they rescued his two-year-old son), set the house on fire. Thehome belongs to the parents of the 31-year-old Beavers.Beavers is being held on $100,000 bond. Officials aren’t providingdetails on how the fire started. Besides arson charges, Beavers isaccused of resisting arrest and two counts of obstructing a firefighter.Beavers lived at his parents home with hiswife and their seven children. Apparently, only Beavers and thetw0-year-old were home when the fire broke out. www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338811 and www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/1897267,Elgin-d As always, Enjoy.F37R