A man suffered second-degree burns to his face and hands after a candle exploded at a mobile home park in unincorporated Antioch Thursday evening, fire officials said. The Antioch Fire Department responded around 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, to the Dolphin Harbor Mobile Home Park, 26222 West Oak Avenue in unincorporated Antioch, for a […]
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Operator leaps into water unharmed after boat becomes engulfed in flames on Fox Lake
A man escaped unharmed after his boat became engulfed in flames on Fox Lake, forcing him to put on his life jacket and jump into the water before being rescued by a Good Samaritan Thursday afternoon. The Antioch Fire Department, Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit responded around 2:35 […]
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Residents escape fire that left house heavily damaged, uninhabitable near Antioch
Two residents were able to safely escape a fire that left their home heavily damaged and uninhabitable in unincorporated Antioch Friday evening, fire officials said. The Antioch Fire Department, Lake County Sheriff’s Office and multiple automatic aid fire departments responded around 6:15 p.m. Friday to the 26900 block of Route 173 in unincorporated Antioch for […]
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Man injured and gets trapped after driving car off roadway, crashing into Antioch home
Police are investigating how a man drove off the roadway and crashed into a home, causing him to become trapped and injured in Antioch Tuesday morning. The Antioch Police Department and Antioch Fire Department responded around 9:10 a.m. Tuesday to the 200 block of North Avenue in Antioch for a report of a vehicle crash. […]
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One person suffers non-life-threatening injuries following crash on Route 173 and Route 45 near Antioch
One person suffered non-life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle crash on a busy stretch of roadway near Antioch on Wednesday morning, officials said. Batallion Chief Tim Taylor of the Antioch Fire Department said fire crews were called to Route 173 and Route 45 near Antioch for an accident with injuries at 10:33 a.m. Wednesday. On scene, […]
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Firefighters encounter live ammunition going off inside home that caught fire near Antioch
No firefighters were injured while battling a blaze in a single-family home in Antioch despite ammunition igniting and going off during the fire Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Antioch Fire Department Battalion Chief Ryan Keefe said firefighters were called to the scene of the residential house fire in the 41000 block of North Circle Drive at […]
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Massive swamp fire erupts near Antioch harbor; no injuries reported
Fire officials are still investigating the cause of a swamp fire that burned over 300 to 400 acres of land in unincorporated Lake County near Antioch Monday. Antioch Fire Department Deputy Chief Ryan Keefe said firefighters were called to the scene of Dolphin Harbor in the 26000 block of West Oak Avenue at 12:42 p.m. […]
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Two injured in Antioch crash on Route 173 Monday evening
Two people were injured in a crash with entrapment Monday evening in Antioch, authorities said. The Antioch Fire Department was called to the intersection of Route 173 and Deercrest Drive at about 5:42 p.m. Monday for an accident with entrapment, authorities said in a news release. Upon arrival, crews found two cars with heavy damage […]
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4-year-old boy injured after becoming trapped under train ride at Antioch carnival
A 4-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after he became trapped under a train ride during the Antioch Taste of Summer event Saturday evening. The Antioch Fire Department responded around 9:05 p.m. Saturday to the carnival at the Antioch Taste of Summer Festival, located in the 900 block of Skidmore Drive in Antioch, for […]