7 houses were damaged in fire in Whiting, Indiana
One house was severely damaged, and a second sustained moderate damage. Five houses sustained minor damage in the form of melted siding, the fire department said.
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One house was severely damaged, and a second sustained moderate damage. Five houses sustained minor damage in the form of melted siding, the fire department said.
The Evanston Fire Department was called around 6 p.m. for a fire on the second floor of the house at 2623 Harrison St., in the northwest part of the north suburb.
The fire charred the back of one house and spread to others on Oliver Street in Whiting.
The fire was raging with towering flames and smoke at a house in the 1800 block of Oliver Street in Whiting.
Flames were seen shooting from the roof of the house. Firefighters had multiple lines in their efforts to put out the fire.
The fire started around 2 a.m. at a home near 144th Street and Railroad Avenue.
Heavy fire was reported, and flames were seen shooting from the north side of the wood-frame house.
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The victim's daughter, who also lives in the apartment, told police that her boyfriend had threatened to burn up the apartment earlier in the evening.
The fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. in the building on the northwest corner of 63rd Street and Albany Avenue.
The fire broke out in a building near 63rd Street and Albany Avenue around 1:30 a.m.
Flames could be seen pouring from a gaping hole on one side of the house that collapsed.
Flames could be seen pouring from a gaping hole on one side of the house that collapsed.
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The back of the house and the roof went up in flames.
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