Employees at a forklift parts manufacturing facility in Grayslake safely evacuated after a ventilation system caught on fire Monday afternoon. The Grayslake Police Department, Grayslake Fire Protection District, Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 12:30 p.m. Monday to TVH, 95 South Barron Boulevard in Grayslake, for a […]
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Spring Grove man dies after being severely burned in industrial fire while working near O’Hare Airport
A Spring Grove man has died after he suffered severe burns while working at a business where an industrial fire broke out near O’Hare Airport. The Elk Grove Village Fire Department responded around 6:59 a.m. Tuesday to United Lane and Pan Am Boulevard in Elk Grove Village, which is just west of O’Hare International Airport. […]
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1 firefighter transported to hospital after industrial fire at water reclamation district in Zion
A firefighter was transported to the hospital after an industrial fire at the North Shore Water Reclamation District in Zion prompted the response of a dozen fire departments. The Zion Fire-Rescue Department responded around 6:10 p.m. Sunday to the North Shore Water Reclamation District, 4701 9th Street in Zion, for a report of a structure […]
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Extra-alarm chemical fire at industrial building in Round Lake takes firefighters 2 hours to extinguish
A second-alarm fire early Tuesday morning at an industrial building in Round Lake took firefighters about two hours to extinguish and caused over $150,000 in damage. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded at 12:29 a.m. Tuesday to Northern Insulation, Inc., 702 Magna Drive in Round Lake, for an automatic fire alarm activation. Greater […]