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No injuries after barn destroyed in fire that spread from brush burning in Harvard

Firefighters from eight departments responded Wednesday to a fully engulfed barn fire in Harvard that was started after brush burning spread to the structure, officials said. The Harvard Fire Protection District responded around 10:24 a.m. Wednesday to the 19800 block of Route 173 in unincorporated Harvard for a report of a structure fire. Harvard Fire […]

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Barn fire causes extensive damage near Woodstock

It took firefighters nearly two hours to extinguish a large barn that caught on fire outside of Woodstock Saturday afternoon, officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:40 p.m. Saturday to the 14500 block of Perkins Road in unincorporated Woodstock. Captain Brendan Parker said that firefighters arrived and found […]