Firefighters rescued a seriously injured victim from a fire at a senior apartment building in Zion Monday morning. Two other people were also hospitalized. The Zion Fire and Rescue Department responded around 12:18 a.m. Monday to the Carmel House Senior Apartments, 2815 Elisha Avenue, for a structure fire. Battalion Chief Jason Messick said firefighters found […]
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Man suffers burns during apartment fire in McHenry
A man suffered burn injuries after a fire that left an apartment uninhabitable in McHenry Thursday afternoon, fire officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry Police Department responded around 4:52 p.m. Thursday to the 4300 block of Shamrock Lane in McHenry for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived in one […]
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2 injured, 5 displaced after overnight fire at Gages Lake apartment building
An early morning fire at an apartment building in Gages Lake left two people injured and five people displaced, fire officials said. The Grayslake Fire Protection District responded around 1:22 a.m. Monday to the 33600 block of Evergreen Drive in Gages Lake for a report of a structure fire. Grayslake Fire Protection District Battalion Chief […]
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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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Family displaced after apartment fire in Algonquin
A family was displaced from their residence after a fire broke out Wednesday evening at an Algonquin apartment building, fire officials said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 5 p.m. Wednesday to 200 East Algonquin Road in Algonquin for an apartment fire. Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Captain Bill Hough told […]
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Unattended candle caused 3-alarm apartment fire in Crystal Lake; $3.5 million in damage reported
Fire officials said that the massive three-alarm fire at a Crystal Lake apartment building early Wednesday morning was caused by an unattended candle and damage is estimated at $3.5 million. 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. […]