Articles filed under Fire
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Small fire closes school in Park Ridge for a dayMay 20, 2019 1:00 am - A Park Ridge school was closed Monday as a result of an electrical fire in the school gym, officials said. But classes at Franklin Elementary School will be in session ...
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Lombard teams clean chemicals from storm drainMay 20, 2019 1:00 am - Chemicals poured into a storm drain caused a white vapor to form Saturday morning that brought Lombard firefighters and a hazardous materials team to the 100 block of So...
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No injuries in brush fire at Deer Grove East preserveMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - No injuries were reported after about 50 acres of grass and marshland was burned in what's believed to have been an accidental fire Wednesday at Deer Grove East Forest P...
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Sunlight starts small fire at ruins of Waukegan factoryMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - Some of the debris from the explosion that destroyed a Waukegan manufacturing facility on May 3 caught fire again briefly Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. A driver p...
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Fire badly damages four-unit building in Prospect HeightsMay 04, 2019 1:00 am - No one was injured in a fire about noon Friday that did substantial damage to a two-story, four-unit residential building in Prospect Heights, fire officials said in a n...
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Elgin family plans to rebuild business after fireApr 25, 2019 1:00 am - Nearly 30 years after he started his business near Elgin, Greg Kellenberger is determined to rebuild where a fire destroyed it Wednesday. Helping him achieve that goal w...
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Fire at Egg'lectic Cafe in Rolling Meadows leaves $100,000 in damageApr 24, 2019 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows firefighters spent about an hour putting out a fire Wednesday that left an estimated $100,000 in damage at Egg'lectic Cafe on Algonquin Road, authorities...
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Ashes from fire pit spark St. Charles garage fireApr 21, 2019 1:00 am - The improper disposal of ashes from a fire pit sparked a blaze Sunday that damaged a St. Charles garage and a vehicle parked inside, officials said. Crews responded abou...
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Second man dies as result of West Chicago house fireApr 21, 2019 1:00 am - A second man has died as a result of injuries suffered in a fire that gutted a West Chicago home Wednesday. Richard Henning, 92, was pronounced dead Friday at Loyola Uni...
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Man killed, 92-year-old injured in West Chicago fireApr 18, 2019 1:00 am - A 53-year-old man was killed and another person was injured Wednesday night during a house fire in West Chicago. Members of the West Chicago Fire Protection District res...