Niles Fire News Today

Firefighters say two people were taken to the hospital after a house caught fire in Niles Sunday evening.

WEATHERSFIELD — Trustees approved the resignation of three firefighters and the promotion of another at their meeting Tuesday. Trustees adopted a motion to

The Jeep which crashed through the wall of a home in the 8500 block of Normal Avenue near Greenwood at 5:26 a.m. this morning (Wednesday, June 28). (Niles Fire Dept. photo) A 30-year-old man reportedly suffered a medical condition while driving southbound on Greenwood Avenue in Niles at 5:26 a.m. Wednesday, June 28, causing him

As the ladder of a Niles Fire Dept. truck lowers, firefighters pack up the massive 20-ft. by 40-ft. American flag hanging from it after Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony closed Milwaukee Avenue at the Veterans Memorial Waterfall. (Tom Robb/Journal photo) Niles VFW Post 3579, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 242, and Niles officials Monday honored those

Night of Roses winners attending Friday’s event included (front l. to r.) Dedication to Youth Award winner Niles-Maine District Library Youth & Teen Services Supervisor Arianne Carey, Bob Wordel Living Legend Award winner chamber Director Emeritus Joanne Cwynar, Ken Scheel Chamber Member of the Year Award winner School Dist. 63 Communications Director Janet Spector Bishop,

Firefighters from the village of Niles joined more than 1,100 firefighters from across the area fighting real fires during high-rise training in buildings soon to be demolished in the former Allstate Campus in Glenview. (Niles Fire Dept. photo) The 186-acre Allstate campus, which is being razed to make way for a logistics center, provided a

A fire in a plastic shed Wednesday, in the 9000 block of Churchill Court in Niles spread to destroy three cars parked nearby. (Niles Fire Dept. photo) A fire in a plastic shed near a three-flat apartment building ignited natural gas from a burned-out regulator, set three cars on fire, and sent flames licking the

Niles firefighters battle a car fire in a narrow driveway between two homes on Olcott Friday. (Niles Fire Dept. photo) Niles firefighters had a busy night Friday as heavy rain blanketed the area and crews responded to a car fire caused by a fuel leak, which threatened homes on either side of the driveway where

Niles Fire Dept. Niles firefighters had a busy night Friday as heavy rain blanketed the area and crews responded to a car fire caused by a fuel leak, which threatened homes on either side of the driveway where the vehicle was parked. Firefighters were dispatched to the 8700 block of Olcott Avenue, near Dempster Street,

Niles Night of Roses 2023 Bob Wordell Living Legend Award winner Joanne Cwynar. (Photo submitted) Niles Chamber of Commerce officials named their 2023 Bob Wordel Living Legend Award winner and opened voting in other categories for awards that will be presented at the Niles Night of Roses banquet Friday, April 21. The Living Legend Award