Fireworks to blame for fire that left 6 garages damaged in Clearing
Neighbors on the scene say they were awoken in the middle of the night by people telling them to get out of their homes.
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Neighbors on the scene say they were awoken in the middle of the night by people telling them to get out of their homes.
The fire happened around 1 a.m. near midway on 64th and Menard where six garages were on fire.
It is not yet clear what started the fire or how much damage it did.
It is not yet clear what started the fire or how much damage it did.
Kaleb Martin and his five and seven-year-old daughters were trapped on the top floor of their apartment building in West Peoria, surrounded by a raging fire.
Kaleb Martin and his five and seven-year-old daughters were trapped on the top floor of their apartment building in West Peoria, surrounded by a raging fire. Martin had to summon the courage to do the unthinkable.
A family next door to the church was displaced as a result of the fire.
Video from Citizen App and social media shows the intensity of the fire just before 6 p.m. near 22nd and Harvey.
Video from Citizen App and social media shows the intensity of the fire just before 6 p.m. near 22nd and Harvey.
The 800 students and staff inside were able to get out safely. They said the smoke came from a fire on the roof.
Naperville firefighters said there was a fire at Naperville North High School on Thursday while hundreds of students were inside.
There were reports that some people were seriously injured, and witnesses said an American language school was among the buildings damaged.
The cause and origin of the fire had yet to be determined late Wednesday.
The fire was still burning underneath roof section of the house at 11024 S. Edbrooke Ave. as of 5 p.m. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Just before 5 p.m., smoke was pouring out of the two-and-a-half-story frame house at 11024 S. Edbrooke Ave. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
There was a significant power outage affecting the immediate area, and the area to the north.
The Seth P. Warner House was constructed in 1869 on Central Avenue in South Austin. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
Terrance Craig, of Gary, is now in custody, charged with two counts of arson and one count of intimidation.
Bright fire and smoke were seen coming from high above the roof on 7th Street and Carolina.
Bright Fire and smoke were seen coming from high above the roof on 7th Street and Carolina.
It is believed the building was vacant.
No one was hurt in the fire on South Michigan Avenue.
Chicago firefighters are responding to an extra-alarm fire in an apartment building in the Bronzeville neighborhood.
Firefighters responded to the fire at the one-and-a-half-story home just before midnight, in the 10300 block of South Calumet.
A Chicago Fire Department spokesperson says the flames were contained to the wood deck area.
