The Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office, Seneca Fire Department, MABAS Division 15 investigators are still investigating a fire that occurred on Timbers Edge Drive in Seneca around 5 p.m. on
The Illinois State Fire Marshalâs Office, MABAS Division 15 fire investigators, the Coal City Police Department and the Coal City Fire District are still investigating an apartment complex fire that occurred at 530 East Third Street in Coal City around 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19th.
The Coal City Fire Department said the blaze was located in a lower unit of an apartment building. Crews made entry and extinguished the fire.Â
The fire damaged two buildings within the apartment complex. One occupant from each building was displaced from the fire and no injuries wer
e reported.
Police officials say the blaze is considered suspicious. The Coal City Fire District was assisted by Braidwood, Wilmington, Morris, Gardner, Channahon, Dwight, Elwood, Troy, Manhattan, Wilmington ESDA, and Grundy County EMA.
The Illinois State Fire Marshalâs Office, MABAS Division 15 fire investigators, the Coal City Police Department and the Coal City Fire District are still investigating an apartment complex fire that occurred at 530 East Third Street in Coal City around 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19
th.
The Coal City Fire Department said the blaze was located in a lower unit of an apartment building. Crews made entry and extinguished the fire keeping most damage to that area of the building. Only one occupant was displaced from the fire and no injuries wer
e reported.
No other details about the investigation have been released. The Coal City Fire District was assisted by Braidwood, Wilmington, Morris, Gardner, Channahon, Dwight, Elwood, Troy, Manhattan, Wilmington ESDA, and Grundy County EMA.
By Jeremy Coumbes on May 15, 2021 at 12:21pm
The Jacksonville Fire Department responded to back to back calls of house fires last night.
A call came into West Central Dispatch of a house fire at 336 E. Wolcott Street at 9:19 last night. Upon arrival, Jacksonville Police Department officers were on scene with the residents of the home in the front yard, who said everyone made it out of the house safely.
The home had metal siding on the exterior which had become charged with electricity. Fire Department personnel were able to shut power off at the meter base on the west side of the home. A portion of the siding was removed from the east side where the fire originated in the wood structure behind the siding and the fire was extinguished.
By Kim Howard - IIS Radio
This is Arson Awareness Week, with a focus on arson due to civil unrest. The Illinois State Fire Marshall s Office urges local fire departments to have a comprehensive plan in place should civil unrest and fires break out, according to spokesman JC Fultz.
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Last year in Illinois, state investigators responded to more than 1,000 suspected cases of arson. The office also has seven accelerant detection dogs that were brought in for 263 cases.
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