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How people can help family in fatal Aurora fireMar 11, 2019 1:00 am - Efforts continue to help a family whose 4-year-old daughter died Feb. 28 in a house fire in Aurora. There is a fundraiser all day Thursday at Aurelio's Pizza, 320 W. Sta...
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Carol Stream chief commends firefighters for response to back-to-back blazesMar 11, 2019 1:00 am - Over a span of about five hours Sunday, Carol Stream firefighters battled a grease fire in an apartment building and a garage fire that spread to a home and displaced a ...
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Dispatcher's tip, closed door help contain Naperville garage fireMar 09, 2019 12:00 am - Naperville firefighters are crediting a dispatcher for helping a resident prevent further damage to her home when something in the garage caught fire Saturday morning, a...
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Fire damages Carol Stream homeMar 03, 2019 12:00 am - No injuries were reported in a fire that damaged a Carol Stream home Sunday morning, officials said. Fire crews responded just before 8 a.m. to the 200 block of Pebble C...
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Early-morning fire damages Elgin duplexMar 02, 2019 12:00 am - A duplex on the 300 block of Campus Drive in Elgin was damaged by fire Saturday morning. The Elgin Fire Department was dispatched just before 7 a.m. for a report of a fi...
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4-year-old girl killed, 5-month-old girl and a woman injured in Aurora fireFeb 27, 2019 12:00 am - A 4-year-old girl died Wednesday afternoon and a 5-month-old girl is hurt after a fire at a multifamily complex in Aurora, officials said. A 25-year-old woman also was i...
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Fire damages Knollwood business, no injuries reportedFeb 24, 2019 12:00 am - No injuries were reported after fire broke out early Sunday at a two-story structure in unincorporated Knollwood area of Lake County, fire officials said. The Lake Fores...
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Aurora firefighters battle blaze at industrial propertyFeb 20, 2019 12:00 am - Aurora firefighters battled a large fire Wednesday afternoon at an industrial property just east of New Haven Park. According to the fire department's Facebook page, fi...
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Authorities: Contractor melting ice with blowtorch caused house fireFeb 20, 2019 12:00 am - A contractor melting ice with a blowtorch is blamed for a Tuesday morning house fire in Geneva. Geneva firefighters responded at 8:53 a.m. Tuesday to a house in the 800 ...
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Several animals killed in barn fire near AntiochFeb 15, 2019 12:00 am - Several animals were killed in a barn fire that broke out near Antioch late Tuesday night, authorities said. Tim Taylor, battalion chief at the Antioch Fire Department,...