Articles filed under Fire
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Garage catches fire in GenevaFeb 08, 2016 12:00 am - A fire started by carelessly discarded smoking materials in a Geneva garage Monday morning caused $40,000 in damage, fire officials said. Nobody was injured when the bl...
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Fire leaves six-unit Rosemont apartment building uninhabitableFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - A three-story Rosemont apartment building was deemed uninhabitable after a fire there Wednesday morning, authorities said. A resident of the six-unit building at 9591 Ma...
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Resident credited with keeping Mount Prospect house fire under controlFeb 02, 2016 12:00 am - Mount Prospect fire officials are crediting the actions of a resident with fire extinguisher training for limiting the damage caused by a house fire early Monday morning...
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Late-night fire closes Palatine restaurant indefinitelyJan 26, 2016 12:00 am - A Palatine restaurant is closed indefinitely after a rooftop fire caused damage to the building late Monday night, authorities said. Palatine firefighters called at 11:4...
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Naperville investigating arson at hospice officeJan 26, 2016 12:00 am - Naperville police say an arsonist struck at a hospice care business on Ogden Avenue, and they're asking for help in finding the culprit. Firefighters called the blaze su...
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Families still displaced after Schaumburg condo fireJan 26, 2016 12:00 am - Though an 18-unit condominium building in Schaumburg left without power after a fire Sunday remains uninhabitable, six families who were being housed there by Fellowship...
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18 families displaced after fire in SchaumburgJan 24, 2016 12:00 am - Eighteen families were displaced Sunday after electrical meters caught fire and power was shut off at a Schaumburg condominium building, fire officials said. Residents o...
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Ingleside house fire sparked by smoking materials in leaf pileJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - An early Saturday morning fire in Ingleside was caused by a burning pile of leaves ignited by smoking materials, authorities said. The leaf pile was near the corner of a...
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Fire guts Lindenhurst homeJan 18, 2016 12:00 am - A fire of undetermined origin gutted a Lindenhurst home Sunday night. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District received multiple calls about 8 p.m. of a fire on the deck ...
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Fire causes $75,000 damage in ElginJan 18, 2016 12:00 am - A couple was left without a home after they tried to thaw a frozen water pump with heaters, officials said. Elgin firefighters arrived about 1:40 p.m. Monday to find thi...