A massive three-alarm fire heavily damaged an apartment building and left residents displaced early Wednesday morning in Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded at 3:02 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a structure fire in the 500 block of Devonshire Lane. Six minutes later the first fire crew arrived and found a […]
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Massive 3-alarm fire in Crystal Lake caused by welding torch, fire chief says
The massive 3-alarm fire at a warehouse in Crystal Lake on Monday was reportedly caused by a welding torch, the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Chief said. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department was called at 2:54 p.m. Monday to Diesel Redemption, 6207 Commercial Road, for a structure fire. Fire crews found heavy black smoke and […]
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3-alarm fire rips through Waukegan apartment building; displaces 100 people
(Video by Katherine Matias) A massive 3-alarm fire heavily damaged an 84-unit apartment building in Waukegan Saturday afternoon, leaving over 100 people displaced. Firefighters were called at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday to Buckingham Place Apartments, 3040 West 8th Street in Waukegan, for a report of a structure fire. The Waukegan Fire Department utilized the Mutual Aid […]