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Employee charged in Woodridge warehouse blazeApr 29, 2016 1:00 am - Authorities have charged an employee of The RoomPlace with setting the April 21 fire that destroyed the company's warehouse in Woodridge. Ruben Antonio Ochoa Cruz, 20, o...
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Officials: Unattended stove causes Lake in the Hills fireApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - Food left unattended on a stove led to a Wednesday morning townhouse fire in Lake in the Hills, fire officials said. About 7:20 a.m., a neighbor notified authorities of ...
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Lightning strikes Vernon Hills townhouse buildingApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - A lightning strike Monday night displaced four families in a Vernon Hills townhouse building. According to a news release from the Countryside Fire Protection District, ...
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Settlement in lawsuit over Aurora fire that killed 6Apr 25, 2016 1:00 am - A $1 million settlement has been reached in a negligence lawsuit filed in response to a May 2011 blaze at a 10-unit Aurora apartment building that killed six, the deadli...
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No one hurt in Palatine garage fireApr 19, 2016 1:00 am - The Palatine Fire Department extinguished a fire that damaged a two-car garage at 251 W. Wilson St. Sunday afternoon, officials said. According to a Tuesday news release...
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Carpentersville apartment fire causes $15,000 in damageApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - An apartment fire on the 0-100 block of Oakcrest Drive in Carpentersville caused $15,000 in damage Tuesday afternoon, the Carpentersville Fire Department said in a news ...
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Fire damages downtown Palatine hair salonApr 11, 2016 1:00 am - A fire that damaged a hair salon in downtown Palatine late Sunday night is being blamed on combustible materials left in a clothes dryer, fire officials said Monday. Fir...
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Two firefighters hurt battling Lake in the Hills blazeApr 11, 2016 1:00 am - Two firefighters were injured Monday afternoon fighting a blaze in a townhouse in Lake in the Hills, fire officials said. Firefighters were called at 1:35 p.m. to the tw...
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No injuries in Naperville garage fireApr 11, 2016 1:00 am - An electrical problem apparently sparked a garage fire Monday morning on the 800 block of Pameroon Street in Naperville, authorities said. Firefighters were called for...
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Two people injured, three pets killed in Island Lake fireApr 08, 2016 1:00 am - A resident and a firefighter were injured, and a dog and two cats died in an early morning fire in Island Lake Friday, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the ...