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VIDEO (AUDIO WARNING LOUD ALARM) Fire at Lake Louise apartments on Wilke Road affected two units Friday night. Firefighters applied an aggressive interior attack and successfully stopped the fire from spreading to a major fire in the two-story, 24-unit condominium building. Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:21 PM Friday to a report of an [...]

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EXPLOSION CAUGHT ON VIDEO (6:52): Explosion with debris flying and heavy smoke from a commercial building where paint and paint striping systems are manufactured at 640 Industrial Drive in Cary, Illinois (VIDEO CREDIT: 3GSTORE.COM). Cary firefighers responded about 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2013 to an explosion and fire at 640 Industrial Drive. Witnesses on [...]

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Lake Zurich Fire Rescue and Lake County Sheriff deputies responded 9:06 AM Sunday to a report of a basement fire in the 21400 block of Sumac Court. Firefighters received a report that residents in the home smelled smoke. First arrival crews reported smoke showing out the front of the house. The fire, discovered in a [...]

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Heavy, black smoke and fire showing from the second floor of a two-story house in Cary Monday afternoon (PHOTO CREDIT: Tyler Tybolt/Facebook.com/FireRescueChicago). Cary police and firefighter/paramedics responded about to a house fire in the 700 block of English Oaks Drive. Firefighters responded to a report of a fire on the second floor of the house. [...]

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VIDEO: Overhaul and checking for fire extension after apartment fire at International Village Apartment in Schaumburg. Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:17 a.m. Friday to a fire in an apartment unit at International Village Apartments, 1212 East Algonquin Road. Firefighters received multiple calls reporting smoke from a third floor apartment and a simultaneous activated [...]

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Fire through the mansard roof, just as Mount Prospect firefighters arrived about 5:25 p.m. Monday at a Central Village Condo building [Photo Credit: Jordan Fedro]. Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 5:22 p.m. Monday to a report of smoke in the hallway at Central Village Condos, 715 West Central Road. First firefighters on the [...]

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VIDEO: Box Alarm for chimney and attic fire at The Pointe Apartments in the 1600 block of Woods Drive. Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:10 p.m. Friday to a report of a chimney fire in an apartment building in the 1600 block of Woods Drive. Firefighters upon arrival reported smoke and some fire [...]

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Barrington firefighters responded about 8:08 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a garage fire at 240 Weatherstone Road. Firefighters received a report that a neighbor saw fire in the garage attic/roof area. Firefighters first on scene reported fire showing upon arrival, and discovered fire had extended from the garage to parts of attic over the [...]

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Wheeling police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:30 a.m. Monday to a townhouse fire at 1311 Fall Court. Police reported fire and smoke showing from the front door. Police were pushed back by the flames, and were checking with neighbors and police records to determine if the units were vacant or occupied. Wheeling fire command upgraded [...]

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House fire at 808 Holyoke Court in Schaumburg with video beginning just after 5:30 a.m. Sunday when the fire started “free-burning” through through the roof, and showing Truck 52 putting their aerial ladder on the roof about three minutes later. Video credit: Larry Shapiro/Shapiro Photography/shapirophotography.net. Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:30 a.m. Sunday to [...]

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Chicago firefighters responded about 9:00 p.m. Wednesday to a vacant Bucktown neighborhood building in the 1800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue. The building had the dangerous roof style — bowstring truss roof — that was involved in the fire that killed Chicago firefighters Edward J. Stringer, of Engine 63 and Corey D. Ankum, of Truck [...]

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Harvard Fire Department responded just before 8:00 p.m. Saturday to an extra alarm fire at 45 North Ayer Street in downtown Harvard. The extra alarm was raised to a 4th alarm just before 8:20 p.m. Firefighters were extinguishing hot spots after 10:00 p.m. The address lists to Jackie’s Hair Salon and Second Sight Studios. Fire [...]

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