Bay Marine, a boat storage facility in Waukegan, has reopened after an arson fire that caused over $30 million in damage and prompted the response of dozens of firefighters early last year. The fire began around 8 p.m. on February 2 at the facility, located at 3 East Madison Street in Waukegan. The Waukegan Fire […]
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4-alarm fire causes potentially millions of dollars in damage to boat storage facility in Waukegan
At least 100 firefighters worked throughout the night at a fourth-alarm fire that caused an estimated loss of several million dollars to a large facility storing boats in Waukegan. The Waukegan Fire Department responded around 8 p.m. Wednesday to an automatic fire alarm at Bay Marine, 3 East Madison Street in Waukegan. Firefighters arrived and […]
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Extra-alarm fire destroys home in Johnsburg
It took firefighters over two hours to extinguish a massive fire at a home in Johnsburg Sunday afternoon, fire officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District was called just before 12 p.m. Sunday to the 3900 block of Pitzen Road in Johnsburg for a report of a house fire. Firefighters found a fire in […]