Man sets fire in lobby of Lake County Jail in Crown Point, Indiana
Authorities in northwest Indiana are asking for help tracking down a man who set a small fire Monday morning in the lobby of the Lake County Jail.
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Authorities in northwest Indiana are asking for help tracking down a man who set a small fire Monday morning in the lobby of the Lake County Jail.
Conditions were hot and humid as firefighters battled the blaze.
Conditions were hot and humid as firefighters battled the blaze. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
There's no word yet on the cause.
The fire broke out at a nearby home and spread to three garages.
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Our cameras spotted those investigators at the house near Rutherford and Wrightwood in the Montclare neighborhood.
Our nonstop news crew also saw firefighters dragging a fiery window air conditioner away from the home.
Neighbors said the lawn next to a house on Moody Avenue caught fire – and the flames spread to the garage.
Neighbors said the lawn next to a house on Moody Avenue caught fire – and the flames spread to the garage.
The home is located just off of Bloomingdale Road, near West Army Trail.
The home is located just off of Bloomingdale Road, near West Army Trail.
Chopper 2 was over the scene where two houses appeared to be on fire in the West Pullman neighborhood.
Police said it shows Virginia Roque-Fermin starting the fire early Tuesday morning, then adding objects to the fire to stoke the flames.
By a little after 4 p.m., crews applying water to the fire appeared to have had better control of the blaze.
A dog died in the fire, but no people were injured.
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Flames were no longer visible by 4 p.m., but smoke was pouring from the ruins of the house and the roof appeared to be destroyed.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The three-alarm fire started around 2:30 a.m. at the Oak Forest Bowling Center, located at 15240 S. Cicero Ave.
The three-alarm fire started around 2:30 a.m. at the Oak Forest Bowling Center, located at 15240 S. Cicero Ave.
Such problems make it harder for firefighters to access water on higher floors.
CBS 2’s Sabrina Franza dug into city records and found violations cited for each of the three high-rises where fires broke out.
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