Two firefighters and a homeowner were injured during an extra-alarm fire overnight at a home in Lake Zurich, officials said. The Lake Zurich Fire Department responded around 1:43 a.m. Sunday to the 21000 block of West Highland Drive for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived and found heavy smoke and flames coming from […]
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Extra-alarm fire damages unincorporated Round Lake home
Over a dozen fire departments responded to a house fire in unincorporated Round Lake that caused flames to billow out from the structure Monday evening. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 6:38 p.m. Monday to the 35400 block of North Fairfield Road in unincorporated Round Lake for a smoke investigation call. Greater […]
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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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Firefighters responding to second structure fire in Marengo just 2 hours after first fire
Firefighters are responding to a second structure fire in Marengo, just two hours after a fire in downtown Marengo Friday afternoon. The Marengo Fire Protection District and other fire departments were called around 2:07 p.m. Friday to a structure fire at a house next to Cafe 20 in the 700 block of East Grant Highway. […]
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Firefighters respond to extra-alarm fire in downtown Marengo
A dozen fire departments were called Friday afternoon to downtown Marengo after a fire broke out in the rear of a building. The Marengo Fire Protection District and Marengo Police Department responded around 12:25 p.m. Friday to the Marengo Business District in the 100 block of South State Street for a structure fire. A fire […]
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Woman escapes extra-alarm fire that destroyed Crystal Lake home
A neighbor helped evacuate a woman inside her burning home before firefighters arrived in Crystal Lake Friday evening, fire officials said. The Crystal Lake Fire/Rescue Department was called at 8:39 p.m. Friday to the 200 block of West Woodstock Street for a reported structure fire. Fire officials said that a woman was inside the home […]
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Fire chief: Cause of massive blaze at old Hackney’s restaurant is undetermined
The cause of the massive extra-alarm blaze which burned down the vacant Hackney’s restaurant in Lake Zurich has been ruled as undetermined. The Lake Zurich Fire Department was called at 1:40 a.m. on September 9 to the old Hackney’s restaurant, which is now vacant, at 800 North Old Rand Road in Lake Zurich, for a […]