A man was flown to the hospital after he was seriously injured during a cooking accident on Memorial Day near Spring Grove, fire officials said. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 3:17 p.m. Monday to the 38600 block of North Lake Shore Drive in unincorporated Spring Grove for a burn victim. Fox Lake […]
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Young child seriously injured, flown to hospital after being burned at campground in McHenry County
A child, possibly two or three years old, fell into a campfire in McHenry County and suffered serious burns that required him to be flown to the hospital Friday evening. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts responded around 9:30 p.m. Friday to KOA Campground, 8404 South Union Road in unincorporated Union, southeast of Marengo. Marengo […]
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Elderly woman flown to hospital after oxygen tank fire near Antioch
An 81-year-old woman attempting to light a candle near her oxygen tank caught herself on fire and had to be airlifted to the hospital Sunday evening in Antioch. The Antioch Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:05 p.m. Sunday to the 41000 block of North 3rd Street in unincorporated Antioch for a […]
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13-year-old hospitalized with third-degree burns after incident at Round Lake Park home
A 13-year-old boy suffered third-degree burns after his friend put nail polish remover on his foot and lit it on fire during a sleepover at a Round Lake Park home, family members said. Gio Palacios, 13, was asleep at a friend’s house last weekend in Round Lake Park when a friend poured acetone nail polish […]
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Infant airlifted to hospital after being burned in Crystal Lake
An infant was airlifted to the hospital by Flight For Life on Sunday after suffering burns from a cooking accident in Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Fire Department and Crystal Lake Police Department responded at 4:07 p.m. on Sunday to the 200 block of Dartmoor Drive in Crystal Lake for a report of a burn […]