AB Specialty Silicones has agreed to stop producing certain products and pay a fine following a lawsuit by the attorney general’s office after an explosion at their Waukegan plant killed four employees in 2019. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board released a video in April giving a detailed recreation of the May 3, […]
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Federal agency releases video recreation of how massive explosion occurred at Waukegan plant that killed 4
Federal officials this week released a video recreation showing what exactly caused a massive explosion and fire at AB Specialty Silicones in Waukegan that killed four employees in 2019. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board released the video on Thursday explaining the May 3, 2019, blast at an AB Specialty Silicones plant near […]
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Coroner IDs 38-year-old woman who died after being rescued from house fire in Round Lake
Authorities have released the identity of a 38-year-old woman who died after being rescued from a house fire in Round Lake on Saturday. A dog also died in the fire. An autopsy performed Monday showed Nicole Goulding, 38, of Round Lake, died as a result of smoke inhalation, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. […]
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Woman, dog both die after being rescued from house fire in Round Lake
A woman and a dog both died and a second dog was injured after the three were rescued by firefighters from a house fire in Round Lake Saturday morning. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Round Lake Police Department responded around 9:48 a.m. Saturday to the 100 block of West Providence Lane in […]
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Authorities identify 64-year-old man killed in Crystal Lake house fire that injured his spouse
Authorities have released the identity of a 64-year-old man who was killed in a house fire that left his spouse injured in Crystal Lake on Sunday. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 2:43 a.m. Sunday to a call of a structure fire in the 400 block of South Oriole Trail in Crystal Lake. […]
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1 dead, 1 injured after fire causes heavy damage to Crystal Lake home
An investigation is underway after firefighters found one person dead and rescued a second person inside a burning home in Crystal Lake early Sunday morning. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 2:43 a.m. Sunday to a call of a structure fire in the 400 block of South Oriole Trail in Crystal Lake. Dispatchers […]
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Coroner IDs 71-year-old man who died after being rescued from house fire in Lake Forest
The coroner’s office has released the identity of a 71-year-old man who died after firefighters rescued him from a house fire in Lake Forest on Friday. A preliminary autopsy showed the death of Denis Specketer, 71, of Lake Forest, was consistent with a fire-related death, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Lake Forest […]
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Victim dies after being rescued by firefighters from house fire in Lake Forest
A man died after firefighters rescued him from inside a house fire early Friday morning in Lake Forest, fire officials said. The Lake Forest Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 1 a.m. Friday to the 200 block of Noble Avenue in Lake Forest. Police officers arrived and found smoke coming from the […]
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Authorities identify 77-year-old man who died after catching himself on fire in McHenry
The coroner has identified a 77-year-old man who died after he tried lighting a cigarette in his apartment and caught himself on fire last week in McHenry. An autopsy was completed on Friday on Larry R. Branklin, 77, of McHenry, and toxicology results are pending, according to McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein. The McHenry […]