Articles filed under Fire
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Dryer causes fire in Sleepy HollowJul 04, 2016 1:00 am - A malfunctioning dryer caused a small fire Monday afternoon in a house on the 1300 block of Acorn Drive in Sleepy Hollow, authorities said. Someone in the house noticed ...
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Part of Bloomingdale house collapses from fireJul 02, 2016 1:00 am - Par of a Bloomingdale house collapsed from a major fire early Saturday in which one firefighter was slightly injured. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation....
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Fire decimates Huntley houseJul 02, 2016 1:00 am - No one was injured but a Huntley home was destroyed after an intense fire started outside then spread to the dwelling Friday evening. The fire began at about 6 p.m. at t...
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Overheating toy scooter starts house fire in NapervilleJun 29, 2016 1:00 am - An overheating toy scooter sparked a minor house fire in Naperville Wednesday evening, according to a news release by the Naperville Fire Department. According to the in...
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Bartlett officials: Leave fireworks to the professionals this 4th of JulyJun 28, 2016 1:00 am - As the Fourth of July approaches, local fire officials are encouraging residents to leave the fireworks, including sparklers, to the professionals. The Bartlett Fire Pro...
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Elgin dumpster fire damages apartment buildings, six carsJun 26, 2016 1:00 am - Elgin fire investigators are working to determine what sparked a fire inside a wooden dumpster enclosure at a city apartment complex Friday that damaged six cars parked ...
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Bartlett house fire does $182,000 in damageJun 24, 2016 1:00 am - A fire Friday afternoon in the second-floor bedroom of a house on the 900 block of Spruce Lane in Bartlett did an estimated $182,000 in damage to the home and its conten...
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Man in critical condition after being pulled from Antioch house fireJun 21, 2016 1:00 am - A man remains in critical condition after he was pulled from a house fire early Tuesday morning in unincorporated Lake County near Antioch, officials said. John Nixon, ...
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Mount Prospect apartment fire started on the stovetopJun 19, 2016 1:00 am - One family was displaced Sunday evening after a fire left their Mount Prospect apartment uninhabitable, fire officials said. At 7:13 p.m., Mount Prospect fire crews resp...
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Two Mundelein houses damaged by fireJun 17, 2016 1:00 am - A garage fire at a Mundelein house spread to a neighboring house Thursday, but no one was hurt, authorities said. The blaze was reported shortly before 2 a.m. to a house...