No injuries were reported but a townhome was severely damaged in an early morning fire in McHenry Friday. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District was dispatched to the 1000 block of Armistead Lane in McHenry for a report of a fire in a townhouse at approximately 1:10 a.m. Friday, authorities said. Fire companies arrived within […]
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3 family pets die in extra-alarm house fire in Antioch
Three family pets were killed in a large fire at an Antioch home that caused over $300,000 in damage and left the residence uninhabitable Friday afternoon, the fire chief said. The Antioch Fire Department responded just before 5 p.m. Friday to the 300 block of Sequoia Court for a report of a structure fire. Fire […]
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13-year-old hospitalized after explosion, fire at Zion apartment building
A 13-year-old boy and a police officer were hospitalized after a second alarm fire and explosion at an apartment building in Zion Monday evening. The Zion Fire-Rescue Department and Zion Police Department responded around 9:35 p.m. Monday to the 1700 block of Joppa Avenue for a report of a shooting. Officers arrived and learned that […]
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Woman escapes extra-alarm fire that destroyed Crystal Lake home
A neighbor helped evacuate a woman inside her burning home before firefighters arrived in Crystal Lake Friday evening, fire officials said. The Crystal Lake Fire/Rescue Department was called at 8:39 p.m. Friday to the 200 block of West Woodstock Street for a reported structure fire. Fire officials said that a woman was inside the home […]
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Vacant Hackney’s restaurant in Lake Zurich burns to ground in massive fire
A massive extra-alarm blaze burned down the vacant Hackney’s restaurant in Lake Zurich early Sunday morning, fire officials said. The Lake Zurich Fire Department was called at 1:40 a.m. to the old Hackney’s restaurant, which is now vacant, at 800 North Old Rand Road in Lake Zurich, for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters […]
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No injuries after extra-alarm vacant house fire in Lake Zurich
No one was injured when a vacant residential structure caught fire Saturday in unincorporated Lake Zurich. The Wauconda Fire District responded at 9:20 p.m. to the 25000 block of North Old McHenry Road for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival they were met with heavy fire that was coming through the roof of […]