Four residents were displaced and two firefighters were injured after a fire likely started in the garage of a Fox River Grove home and caused significant damage Saturday afternoon. The Fox River Grove Fire Protection District responded around 2:55 p.m. Saturday to the 100 block of Beachway Drive in Fox River Grove for a structure […]
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Fire causes $350K in damage to house in Tower Lakes, fire officials say
Residents safely escaped a house fire in Tower Lakes that caused around $350,000 in damage Friday morning, fire officials said. The Wauconda Fire District responded at 6:58 a.m. Friday to the 200 block of West Lake Shore Drive in Tower Lakes for a report of a structure fire. Crews received a report of a fire […]
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Fire at recycling center sends heavy black smoke into sky in Wauconda
An investigation is underway after a fire broke out at a recycling center in Wauconda and sent heavy black smoke into the sky Thursday evening, authorities said. The Wauconda Fire District responded around 5:17 p.m. Thursday to the Wauconda Recycling Center, 301 South Route 12 in Wauconda. Wauconda Fire District Battalion Chief Jason Daun said […]
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Residents displaced after fire causes significant damage to home near Antioch
Residents were displaced from their home after a fire broke out and left the residence with significant damage near Antioch Sunday morning, fire officials said. The Antioch Fire Department responded around 9:47 a.m. Sunday to the 26100 block of West Marie Place in unincorporated Antioch for a report of a structure fire. Antioch Fire Department […]
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Quick actions of residents help firefighters contain fire that damaged townhome in Grayslake
The quick actions of residents in calling for help resulted in firefighters being able to quickly extinguish a fire that damaged a townhome in Grayslake, authorities said. The Grayslake Fire Protection District responded around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday to the 500 block of Pheasant Court in Grayslake for a report of a structure fire. Grayslake Fire […]
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Firefighters rescue cat after fire leaves residents displaced from house in McHenry
Firefighters rescued a cat from a home that caught on fire, sending heavy flames and smoke from the residence, in McHenry Tuesday evening, authorities said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry Police Department responded around 6:12 p.m. Tuesday to the 6000 block of Jordan Court in McHenry for a report of a structure […]
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Lightning strike causes fire that damaged roof of home in Algonquin
A lightning strike was determined to have caused a fire that damaged the roof of a home in Algonquin Friday evening, fire officials said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Algonquin Police Department responded around 8 p.m. Friday to the 600 block of Greens View Drive in Algonquin for a report of […]
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Late night extra-alarm fire causes significant damage to vacant house in North Chicago
Numerous fire departments were called to an extra-alarm fire that caused significant damage to a vacant home in North Chicago, fire officials said. The North Chicago Fire Department and North Chicago Police Department responded around 10:37 p.m. Friday to the area of 22nd Place and Hillcrest Avenue in North Chicago for a report of a […]
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Dozens of firefighters battle fire that engulfed garage, left house uninhabitable in Mundelein
Dozens of firefighters responded to help extinguish a fire that fully engulfed a garage attached to a home in a rural area of Mundelein where there are no nearby fire hydrants. The Mundelein Fire Department and Mundelein Police Department responded around 9:50 p.m. Friday to the 6000 block of West Route 60 in Mundelein for […]