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Officials: Naperville fire started on coach house balconyMay 20, 2018 1:00 am - Two residents and four police officers were treated for smoke inhalation Sunday at the scene of a Naperville coach house fire, authorities said. A resident called 911 ab...
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Mount Prospect near deal for fire alarms in 288-unit complexMay 18, 2018 1:00 am - Mount Prospect may have a solution for a multifamily residential complex faced with a need for a fire alarm system after the village annexed it in April 2017. The Birch ...
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Learn more about home sprinkler systems at Barrington-area eventMay 17, 2018 1:00 am - Barrington-area property owners and others can learn more about fire sprinkler systems, and see a live burn demonstration that highlights their effectiveness, when the B...
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No injuries in Lombard apartment fireMay 15, 2018 1:00 am - No injuries were reported when a lightning strike triggered a fire at a Lombard apartment building near the intersection of Main Street and St. Charles Road, authorities...
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Geneva house fire possibly sparked by lightning strikeMay 12, 2018 1:00 am - A lightning strike may have caused a house fire in Geneva Saturday afternoon, displacing the home's residents. Firefighters were dispatched at 1:47 p.m. to the 700 block...
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South Barrington fire possibly caused by fish-tank pumpMay 12, 2018 1:00 am - Fire officials are investigating the cause of a Saturday morning house fire in South Barrington that may have been sparked by a water pump in a built-in fish tank. Barri...
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2 families displaced by Naperville fireMay 09, 2018 1:00 am - A dryer fire in Naperville Wednesday afternoon has displaced two families, according to the Naperville Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched to a three-story, mu...
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Fire leaves two Sun City Huntley houses uninhabitableMay 06, 2018 1:00 am - Two homes in Del Webb's Sun City Huntley retirement community were left uninhabitable by a Sunday afternoon fire that appeared to have started in a garage, fire official...
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Fire damages Elgin garage; no injuries reportedMay 06, 2018 1:00 am - A quick response to a 911 call prevented a garage fire from spreading and causing more significant damage Saturday, Elgin firefighters said. Firefighters were called to ...
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Lightning rarely sparks blazes like Barrington Hills mansion fireMay 03, 2018 1:00 am - Lightning may be to blame for a fire that tore through a nearly 9,000-square-foot Barrington Hills home after violent storms pushed through the region early Thursday mor...