Articles filed under Fire
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Children escape Aurora fire, but mother killedJan 25, 2021 12:00 am - Three young children escaped a burning home early Monday in Aurora, but their mother died, authorities said. The 39-year-old victim was being removed through a second-fl...
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No injuries in early morning North Aurora townhouse fireJan 24, 2021 12:00 am - North Aurora Fire Protection District officials said no one was injured in an early Sunday morning fire inside a townhouse garage. Fire officials said the fire was repor...
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Firefighter suffers minor injuries battling Algonquin fireJan 20, 2021 12:00 am - A firefighter sustained minor injuries Tuesday night while battling a house fire in Algonquin, authorities said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District...
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76-year-old man killed in Waukegan fire identifiedJan 19, 2021 10:00 pm - A 76-year-old man who was killed Monday in a fire in Waukegan was identified as Zeferino Hernandez-Martinez, officials said. Around 5:15 p.m., the Waukegan Fire Departm...
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Two years after fire in which 30 dogs died, kennel near Carol Stream now a vacant lotJan 19, 2021 4:28 am - Scarred by fire, the old kennel near Carol Stream had stood as a sad reminder of a blaze that killed nearly 30 dogs two years ago this month. It's now a vacant lot after...
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Man killed in Waukegan fireJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - An elderly man was killed Monday evening in an apartment fire in Waukegan, officials said. The Waukegan Fire Department responded about 5:15 p.m. to a fire on the 10th ...
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No injuries in Bartlett warehouse fireJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - More than 80 firefighters responded Tuesday night to a large fire at a 100,000-square-foot warehouse in Bartlett, authorities said. The first crews arrived at the wareh...
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Fire damages Wheaton garageJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - No injuries were reported after a Tuesday night fire heavily damaged a detached garage in Wheaton. Crews from the Wheaton Fire Department responded about 9:20 p.m. to th...
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Boy who died in fire was home alone with siblingsJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - Angie Flemings heard a smoke alarm about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday and figured her neighbors had burned something in the kitchen. Then, her doorbell rang. Before she could ans...
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McHenry Township Fire Chief Huemann retiring this week, one of current deputy chiefs selected as replacementJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Tony Huemann's family got very used to hearing emergency dispatch radio traffic from scanners and pagers throughout the house and listening to calls on fires, crashes an...