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Attempt to thaw pipes sparks Aurora house fireDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - An attempt to thaw frozen pipes sparked a fire Sunday morning that gutted an Aurora home, displaced seven residents and injured a firefighter. Aurora firefighters were c...
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Fence erected around ruins from Des Plaines auto shop fireDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - Debris from a Friday fire that destroyed a Des Plaines auto repair shop Friday was enclosed behind a protective fence by Saturday morning. The afternoon fire blocked Oak...
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Fire damages garage in Rolling MeadowsDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire Sunday morning that damaged a garage attached to a townhouse in the 2500 block of Yarrow Lane in Rolling Meadows. The f...
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Residents safe after Naperville home fireDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - No injuries were reported Saturday night after fire spread from a chimney to the roof of a Naperville home, fire officials said. Naperville police and firefighters calle...
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Aurora apartment fire displaces elderly resident; does $125,000 damageDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - An apartment fire Friday afternoon in Aurora displaced an elderly man, but no one was injured, officials said. Firefighters responded to the blaze at a six-unit apartme...
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Fire engulfs Des Plaines auto repair shopDec 29, 2017 12:00 am - Fire caused significant damage to an auto repair shop in Des Plaines Friday afternoon. According to Des Plaines police, shortly before 1:30 p.m., both fire and police re...
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Person injured, dog saved from Algonquin house fireDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - One person was injured Monday in a fire that started in the basement of an Algonquin house, fire officials said. Crews were called about 11:35 a.m. to the 1100 block of ...
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No injuries in Glendale Heights fireDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - A fire broke out Monday night in a three-story apartment building at 1042 Michael Court in Glendale Heights. There were initial reports of people being trapped, but off...
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Roof fire damages Prospect Heights businessDec 16, 2017 12:00 am - Prospect Heights firefighters who responded about 6:47 p.m. Friday to a report of smoke in or from a strip shopping center in the 1200 block of north Elmhurst Road initi...
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Algonquin woman found dead in home where fire occurredDec 16, 2017 12:00 am - An Algonquin woman was found dead Friday after a fire in her house, according to the McHenry County coroner's office. Rosemary Schwieger, 72, of the 1000 block of Grayha...