Galesburg Fire fights blaze on Lincoln St. Saturday night
Galesburg Firefighters fought a fire around a quarter after 8 on Saturday night. All three stations and 11 personnel on duty responded to the structure fire at 262 Lincoln St. Fortunately, before crews even arrived all the residents and pets were able to escape the property. Knox County property tax records show the building was constructed in 1933 and was not occupied by the owner. Battalion Chief Derek Perry established command and the Brooks St. Station Fire Crew used an attack line to quickly put out the fire in the structure's rear. GFD initiated an emergency callback to provide emer...
Source: wgil.com