If you see smoke and fire engines in downtown Geneva this coming weekend, don’t panic. It’s almost certainly a rare training exercise at a new…
Elgin firefighters said there was “limited chemical involvement” after a fire last week at the city’s water treatment facility. The Elgin Fire Department responded Friday,…
A lightning strike caused a roof fire Wednesday at a business in an industrial area near the cloverleaf ramp of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway…
Area fire departments reported two house fires in the past 24 hours, both involving homes and requiring assistance from multiple departments — a powerful reminder…
An Elgin apartment caught fire Monday due to an unattended fire in the kitchen, Elgin fire officials said in a news release. The Elgin Fire…
Two families were displaced after a Wednesday-night fire at a 12-unit apartment building in Elgin. According to an Elgin Fire Department news release, firefighters were…
A Thursday-night (Feb. 22, 2018) structure fire at the Carroll Towers senior living facility in downtown St. Charles injured one resident and caused about $50,000…
An Elgin man and his two dogs died Sunday after fire engulfed a one-story, single family trailer home on Sadler Avenue. According to a news…
A neighbor walking his dog noticed a fire in a St. Charles townhouse, alerted and helped evacuate the occupant and called 9-1-1, saving property for…
A Batavia townhouse was destroyed and two others damaged in a first-level box alarm fire at around 8:15 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 11, 2017) in the…
