Articles filed under Fire
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Dirty rags, paint brushes sparked fire in AlgonquinJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - A small fire at a commercial building in Algonquin late Wednesday was caused by the combustion of dirty rags and paint brushes, fire officials said. Arriving at 11:24 p....
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Chimney fire in Lake ForestJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - A chimney fire caused an estimated $30,000 in damage to a house in the 400 block of east Illinois Road in Lake Forest, fire officials said in a news release. Lake Forest...
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Fire displaces 7 in Aurora homeJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - A basement fire in a two-story Aurora home has displaced seven people, authorities said Tuesday. The residents are staying with family and did not require help from the ...
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No injuries in Lake Zurich-area house fireJan 02, 2017 12:00 am - No one was injured in a house fire that closed a portion of Quentin Road between Old McHenry and Half Day roads near Lake Zurich for nearly four hours, officials said. ...
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Fire displaces Round Lake familyDec 13, 2016 12:00 am - A Round Lake family was left without a home Tuesday after a garage fire spread to an attached two-story house on the 300 block of West Biros Lane. Three people were home...
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Holiday decorations cause Bartlett garage fireDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Bartlett firefighters are reminding residents to be responsible when decorating for the holidays after a fire damaged a garage Friday night. Firefighters went to a home...
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Off-duty firefighter lauded for rescuing man from burning Elgin homeDec 11, 2016 12:00 am - Officials are crediting an off-duty Hoffman Estates firefighter for getting the occupant of a burning Elgin home to safety Sunday morning and alerting firefighters to th...
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Fires damage two Palatine homesDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - The Palatine Fire Department battled two house fires Wednesday night that damaged separate homes, but resulted in no injuries, officials said. The first fire started abo...
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No injuries in Round Lake Park house fireDec 05, 2016 12:00 am - Four people escaped injury from a Round Lake Park house fire early Monday, authorities said. The 7 a.m. fire sparked in a back bedroom of the house in the 500 block of ...
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Elgin dollar store badly damaged in fireDec 03, 2016 12:00 am - It took the Elgin Fire Department almost an hour to bring a blaze in a Dollar+ store in the 800 block of Summit Street under control on Friday night, officials said. Nei...