Unincorporated Grayslake residents have been displaced after a fire that started in a vehicle spread and damaged their home late Friday night. The Grayslake Fire Protection District was called to the 33000 block of Oakland Drive at 11:39 p.m. late Friday for a vehicle fire, authorities said. Upon arrival, fire and rescue personnel found a […]
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Firefighters quickly extinguish fully involved vehicle fire before it could spread to home in Lake in the Hills
Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a vehicle fully engulfed in flames before the fire was able to spread to a house in Lake in the Hills Friday morning. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District, Huntley Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 5:30 a.m. Friday to the […]
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Part of Route 31 shut down in Crystal Lake after minivan left fully engulfed in flames
Route 31 in Crystal Lake was temporarily completely shut down after a minivan caught on fire and became fully engulfed in flames Sunday evening. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 8:23 p.m. Sunday to the area of Route 14 and Route 31 for a report of a vehicle […]
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Arson suspected after three vehicles damaged in fire in parking lot of neighborhood in Grayslake
Police say a person of interest has been identified after a suspected arson fire that damaged three vehicles in a parking lot in a neighborhood in Grayslake Friday morning. The Grayslake Police Department and Grayslake Fire Protection District responded around 2:15 a.m. Friday to the 800 block of Shakespeare Drive for a report of a […]
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Firefighters quickly extinguish fire that spread from truck to house in Lake in the Hills
Firefighters quickly extingushed a fire that began in a truck and spread to a house, also damaging a second vehicle, in Lake in the Hills Saturday afternoon. The Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 2:58 p.m. Saturday to the 3000 block of Brisbane Drive in Lake in the Hills for a vehicle fire. Huntley Fire […]
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Coroner releases identity of body found in car that caught fire, spread to home in Fox Lake
The coroner has released the identity of a body that was found inside a car that caught on fire and spread to a house, causing significant damage, in Fox Lake Tuesday afternoon. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Fox Lake Police Department responded around 1:56 p.m. Tuesday to the 0-100 block of Scenic Lane […]
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Person found dead in car that was engulfed in flames, leaving house damaged in Fox Lake
Authorities say a person was found dead inside a car that became engulfed in flames and led to the fire spreading to a house in Fox Lake Tuesday afternoon. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Fox Lake Police Department responded around 1:56 p.m. Tuesday to the 0-100 block of Scenic Lane for a report […]
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Teenager escapes uninjured after car left total loss by fire that shut down Route 14 in Cary
A teenager escaped unharmed after a fire left a car a total loss and completely shut down Route 14 in Cary for two hours Monday afternoon, authorities said. The Cary Fire Protection District responded around 4:02 p.m. Monday to the intersection of Cary Algonquin Road and Northwest Highway for a report of a vehicle crash. […]
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Firefighters quickly extinguish car fire inside garage attached to house in Lake in the Hills
Firefighters quickly stopped a fire from spreading after a car caught on fire inside a garage attached to a house in Lake in the Hills Tuesday morning. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 7:37 a.m. Tuesday to the 200 block of Wander Way in […]