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Space heater may have caused fire that killed 5, officials sayJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - A Des Plaines fire that left four young sisters and their mother dead may have been caused by a space heater, authorities said Thursday, and the flames may have blocked ...
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'A sad day for Des Plaines': Four children, one adult killed in fireJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Yein Espinosa was in his Des Plaines home working on remote learning Wednesday morning when he noticed emergency vehicles rushing to the house next door, where his four ...
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School starts on time after dryer fire at Schaumburg HighJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - A fire sparked by an industrial dryer at Schaumburg High School early Wednesday morning was quickly extinguished, injuring no one and causing no damage to the building, ...
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Officials: Nest in chimney flue caused Arlington Heights fireJan 25, 2021 12:00 am - An animal nest around the chimney flue of an Arlington Heights home is believed to be the cause of a fire Friday that left the residence uninhabitable, fire officials sa...
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Children escape Aurora fire, but mother killedJan 25, 2021 12:00 am - Three young children escaped a burning home early Monday in Aurora, but their mother died, authorities said. The 39-year-old victim was being removed through a second-fl...
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No injuries in early morning North Aurora townhouse fireJan 24, 2021 12:00 am - North Aurora Fire Protection District officials said no one was injured in an early Sunday morning fire inside a townhouse garage. Fire officials said the fire was repor...
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Firefighter suffers minor injuries battling Algonquin fireJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - A firefighter sustained minor injuries Tuesday night while battling a house fire in Algonquin, authorities said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District...
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76-year-old man killed in Waukegan fire identifiedJan 19, 2021 10:00 pm - A 76-year-old man who was killed Monday in a fire in Waukegan was identified as Zeferino Hernandez-Martinez, officials said. Around 5:15 p.m., the Waukegan Fire Departm...
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Two years after fire in which 30 dogs died, kennel near Carol Stream now a vacant lotJan 19, 2021 4:28 am - Scarred by fire, the old kennel near Carol Stream had stood as a sad reminder of a blaze that killed nearly 30 dogs two years ago this month. It's now a vacant lot after...
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Man killed in Waukegan fireJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - An elderly man was killed Monday evening in an apartment fire in Waukegan, officials said. The Waukegan Fire Department responded about 5:15 p.m. to a fire on the 10th ...