A fire left three townhouse units uninhabitable and numerous animals dead on Friday in Lakemoor, fire officials said. The Wauconda Fire District responded around 5:22 p.m. Friday to the 31600 block of Tallgrass Court in Lakemoor for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived and found flames and smoke coming from the garage of […]
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Firefighters rescue animals from house fire in Fox Lake
Firefighters rescued several animals from a fire that left a home uninhabitable in Fox Lake Tuesday morning, officials said. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to the 500 block of Monroe Avenue for a reported structure fire. Deputy Fire Chief Ed Lescher told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that a […]
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Barn fire causes extensive damage near Woodstock
It took firefighters nearly two hours to extinguish a large barn that caught on fire outside of Woodstock Saturday afternoon, officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:40 p.m. Saturday to the 14500 block of Perkins Road in unincorporated Woodstock. Captain Brendan Parker said that firefighters arrived and found […]
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Fire causes ‘substantial damage,’ leaves home uninhabitable in Lakemoor
A home in Lakemoor suffered substantial damage and was left uninhabitable following a fire Thursday evening, McHenry fire officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 6:54 p.m. Thursday to the 300 block of North Boulevard in Lakemoor for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived within three minutes and found a […]
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2 injured, 5 displaced after overnight fire at Gages Lake apartment building
An early morning fire at an apartment building in Gages Lake left two people injured and five people displaced, fire officials said. The Grayslake Fire Protection District responded around 1:22 a.m. Monday to the 33600 block of Evergreen Drive in Gages Lake for a report of a structure fire. Grayslake Fire Protection District Battalion Chief […]
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Animals escape after barn destroyed by fire in Woodstock
All animals escaped from a barn and are accounted for after a fire completely destroyed the structure late Thursday evening in Woodstock, officials said. The Woodstock Fire and Rescue District responded around 11:14 p.m. Thursday to the 13800 block of Pleasant Valley Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a report of a structure fire. Fire crews […]
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Family displaced after apartment fire in Algonquin
A family was displaced from their residence after a fire broke out Wednesday evening at an Algonquin apartment building, fire officials said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 5 p.m. Wednesday to 200 East Algonquin Road in Algonquin for an apartment fire. Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Captain Bill Hough told […]
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Man in critical condition after being rescued from apartment fire in Waukegan
A man is in critical condition after being rescued by firefighters from his burning apartment in Waukegan Sunday evening, fire officials said. The Waukegan Fire Department responded around 5:30 p.m. Sunday to the 700 block of North Linden Street for a report of a smoke alarm activated with smoke coming from an apartment. A person […]
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Fire breaks out on second floor of Lighthouse Pub and Grill in Winthrop Harbor; no injuries reported
No one was injured after a fire broke out at the Lighthouse Pub and Grill in Winthrop Harbor, causing flames and smoke to billow out of the second floor window Saturday morning. The Winthrop Harbor Fire Department responded around 6:54 a.m. to the Lighthouse Pub and Grill, 935 Sheridan Road, for a report of a […]