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Tag: factory fire

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Employee injured while trying to extinguish fire at chemical factory in Gurnee

by Woo-Sung ShimSeptember 19, 2021 4:26 PM

A boiler fire at a chemical factory in Gurnee Saturday afternoon left one employee injured and prompted the response of nearly a dozen fire departments, officials said. The Gurnee Fire Department responded at 1:31 p.m. Saturday to reports of a structure fire at Vantage, 3938 Porett Drive in Gurnee. Gurnee Fire Department Battalion Chief David […]

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At least 4 injured after massive explosion, fire at factory in Waukegan

by Sam BorciaMay 4, 2019 12:28 AM

At least four people were hospitalized and several are unaccounted for after a massive explosion and fire that leveled a factory in Waukegan Friday evening, fire officials said. Emergency crews responded around 9:30 p.m. Friday to AB Speciality Silicones, 3790 Sunset Avenue in Waukegan, for a reported explosion. The factory was reportedly leveled by the […]

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