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Fire near Des Plaines leaves six-unit building uninhabitableAug 24, 2019 1:00 am - An apartment fire early Saturday near Des Plaines left a six-unit building temporarily uninhabitable, fire officials said. No one was injured. The North Maine Fire Prote...
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Kitchen fire leaves apartment near Des Plaines uninhabitableAug 16, 2019 1:00 am - A kitchen fire left an apartment uninhabitable Friday in an unincorporated area near Des Plaines, authorities said. The fire broke out at 10 a.m. in one apartment of a s...
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Illinois EPA called after chemical fires in Mount ProspectAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - Mount Prospect firefighters responded twice Wednesday to reports of fires involving a smoldering chemical detergent at a commercial site on the northwest side of the vil...
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No injuries in Gurnee townhouse fireAug 05, 2019 1:00 am - A townhouse caught fire Monday evening on Gurnee, officials said. Firefighters from the Gurnee, Newport and Grayslake departments were called to the townhouse on the 600...
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Batavia Fire Department hopes new app gets people to check home's safetyJul 31, 2019 1:00 am - The Batavia Fire Department wants you to do a safety check on your house. For years, it has offered to send firefighters to do a 52-point assessment. Can your address nu...
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Aurora school damaged by fire SundayJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - First-grade students at John Gates Elementary School in Aurora will learn in improvised quarters this fall, as the school repairs damage from a fire Sunday in one wing o...
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At least one person hurt in Streamwood explosion, fireJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - One person was hurt in an explosion and subsequent townhouse fire Monday in Streamwood, officials said. Authorities responded at 4:02 p.m. to reports of an explosion tha...
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Round Lake Beach garage fire put out by neighborJul 26, 2019 1:00 am - When Round Lake Beach resident Richard J. Wennerberg Jr. left work early on Friday, he did not expect to be putting out flames engulfing his elderly neighbor’s garage. “...
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Three people sent to hospital after grill explosion at District 300 employee eventJul 25, 2019 1:00 am - A propane grill explosion sent three people to the hospital Thursday during an Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 employee recognition event, fire officials sai...
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No sprinklers, fire alarms in ravaged Crystal Lake condo buildingJul 18, 2019 1:00 am - There were no fire-suppression sprinklers or fire alarms in a Crystal Lake condominium building gutted by a blaze early Wednesday morning, authorities said Thursday. Cry...