No one was injured after a bedroom on the second floor of an apartment building in Grayslake caught on fire, causing heavy traffic delays on Route 120 during Friday morning’s commute. The Grayslake Police Department and Grayslake Fire Protection District responded at 7:27 a.m. Friday to the 200 block of Westerfield Place in Grayslake for […]
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Sprinklers credited with preventing additional damage during residential complex fire in Crystal Lake
Fire officials are crediting fire alarms and sprinklers for preventing further damage or loss of life during a garage fire at a residential complex in Crystal Lake early Thursday morning. Battalion Chief Brian Tamason of the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department said firefighters were called to a 6-unit complex on Ambassador Circle for an activated […]
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One person sustains minor injuries during high-rise fire at Waukegan senior complex
One person sustained minor injuries after a fire broke out in a 12th-floor unit of a high-rise apartment complex in Waukegan on Saturday. Waukegan Fire Marshall Todd Zupac said fire crews were called to the 500 block of Washington Street at about 1 p.m. Saturday when an automatic fire alarm went off in the building. […]
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Firefighters help resident evacuate after fire leaves unit damaged at senior apartment building in Lincolnshire
Firefighters assisted a resident who was unable to evacuate from an apartment after a fire left a unit damaged at a senior apartment building in Lincolnshire, fire officials said. The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District responded around 1:23 p.m. Thursday to Riverside Condominiums, 205 Rivershire Lane in Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Steve McCaughey […]
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Occupant transported to hospital after fire fills senior living building with heavy smoke in Vernon Hills
One person was transported to the hospital after a fire left an apartment uninhabitable and filled a senior living apartment building with heavy smoke in Vernon Hills Monday evening. The Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 8:40 p.m. Monday to Brookdale Hawthorn Lakes, 10 East Hawthorn Parkway in Vernon Hills, for a report of a […]
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2 residents injured, firefighters rescue dog and other animals from apartment building fire near Lake Bluff
Firefighters rescued a dog and other animals from an apartment building fire that left two residents injured and displaced a family near Lake Bluff, fire officials said. The North Chicago Fire Department responded around 4:22 p.m. Tuesday to Forest Pointe Apartments, 29681 North Waukegan Road in unincorporated Lake Bluff, for a report of a structure […]
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First responders rescue 3 residents, 1 dog from apartment building fire in Gurnee likely caused by electric scooter
Firefighters and police officers rescued three residents and a dog from a fire at an apartment building in Gurnee late Saturday evening and an electric scooter was the likely cause of the fire. The Gurnee Fire Department, Waukegan Fire Department and Gurnee Police Department responded around 11:50 p.m. Saturday to reports of a structure fire […]
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Firefighters rescue 2 cats after fire leaves residents displaced at Crystal Lake apartment building
Firefighters rescued two cats that were found inside an apartment that caught on fire and left residents displaced in Crystal Lake Saturday evening, fire officials said. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 9 p.m. Saturday to the Skyridge Club Apartments in the 1500 block of Skyridge Drive in Crystal Lake for an activated […]
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Fire causes significant damage to vacant apartment, leaves residents of four-unit building displaced in Highland Park
A fire caused significant damage to a vacant apartment and left all four units of the building uninhabitable in Highland Park Thursday evening, fire officials said. The Highland Park Fire Department responded around 8:10 p.m. Thursday to the 300 block of Central Avenue in Highland Park for a report of a structure fire. A 911 […]