Smoke and haze from Canadian wildfires has blanketed much of the Midwest the past two days, causing some Aurora area residents to stay indoors or change their routines after an air quality alert was released, officials said. The alert issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday recommended people stay inside and keep windows closed and limit physical activity, especially outdoors. It was .
Firefighters extinguish apartment blaze near Aurora s downtown
Firefighters clean up the remnants of an early morning apartment fire in Aurora near the city s downtown Tuesday. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Nobody was injured in a three-alarm fire near downtown Aurora Tuesday, but the building, which contains several apartments, was declared a total loss. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Firefighters battle a three-alarm fire at 250 W. Downer Place in Aurora Tuesday morning. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
A firefighter checks the walls for flames at a fire at 250 W. Downer Place, Aurora, Tuesday morning. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Updated 3/2/2021 11:32 AM
Nobody was injured when a 3½-story house, which had been converted to apartments, caught on fire Tuesday morning near downtown Aurora.
Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman and Mayor Richard Irvin spoke about an uptick in violent crimes in the city and attributed a large portion of the crimes, including the shooting deaths, to an ongoing “gang war.”