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Remembering Edgewater’s Worst Fire And the 23 Elderly Victims Who Perished
August 9, 2018It was a cold day on Friday, January 30, 1976 when one of the worst fires in Chicago history broke out at the four-story Wincrest Nursing Home at 6326 N. Winthrop Ave.…
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Fire Breaks Out In 72-Unit Edgewater Building, Injures One
March 27, 2018An extra-alarm fire broke out last night in a 72-unit building in Edgewater temporarily displacing its residents. According to fire officials, one person was injured with non-life threatening injuries. The…
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Man Arrested After Dousing Woman With A Liquid On Red Line Train, Then Starting Two Fires
January 19, 2018A man was arrested at the Argyle red line station after dousing a woman with an unknown liquid then starting a fire on the train and platform. The incident, which…
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Wooly Mammoth Starts GoFundMe Page To Aid Residents Displaced By Saturday’s Tragic Fire
July 14, 2017A tragic fire last Saturday that broke out in a Ravenswood apartment building was so intense that over 100 fire fighters were called to the scene. Additional flare-ups ignited through the…
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Explosion Rocks Andersonville Art Studio
March 21, 2017An art studio in Andersonville was damaged after a small explosion rattled the neighborhood early this morning. The blast blew off part of the facade of the building, setting off…
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Apartment Fire On Granville, Three Injured Including Two Police Officers
January 25, 2016Three people were injured after police responded to a call Monday morning on Granville Avenue. Two of the people injured were police officers who were the first on the scene. The officers were taken…
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Sheridan High-Rise Fire Injures One, Second Blaze There In 5 Months
May 12, 2015A man was injured in a high-rise fire at 5858 N. Sheridan Rd. yesterday. The victim, probably in his 20s, was taken to Weiss Memorial Hospital in fair condition with non-life-threatening…
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Woman Injured In Edgewater High Rise Fire
April 20, 2015On elderly woman was injured in a small kitchen fire this afternoon. Her condition is still unknown. The incident happened at the Breakers on the 5300 block of N. Sheridan…
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Building Fire On Winthrop Yesterday, One Injured
March 16, 2015Later in the afternoon on Sunday, March 15th there was a fire at 6144 N Winthrop. The fire was contained to the common area garbage chute. There were 7-8 firetrucks,…
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No Injuries In Edgewater High-Rise Fire, One Pet Dies
December 15, 2014There were no injuries from a fire that broke out around 3:15 a.m. this morning in Edgewater. The blaze sent fire trucks and ambulances racing to the twelve story Shore Manor high-rise…
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Man Arrested for 48th Ward Burglary, May Be Charged With Setting Area Fires
September 19, 2014Daniel Grunauer of the 900 block of West Ainslie was arrested by police after a series of fires in the 48th Ward were investigated by area detectives. Mr Grunauer originally…
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Fire at Andersonville Noodle Zone, Clark Street Closed
May 21, 2014Clark street at Rasher is closed off to traffic as several ambulances and fire trucks respond to a fire. The fire is located in the basement working area of Noodle Zone…
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Building Fire Closes Entrance To LSD
March 17, 2014It has not been easy going for Lake Shore Drive users the past couple days. Yesterday the Drive closes due to the crash and standoff at Fullerton that did not…
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Sheridan Road 2 Alarm Building Fire
January 9, 2014Firefighters responded to an extra alarm fire at 5820 N. Sheridan Road yesterday at 10:30am . The 5 story building fire caused a Emergency Medical Services response calling for multiple ambulances…
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More info from Epworth fire; special worship for paster & family tomorrow
April 19, 2013The Chicago Fire Department is still investigating last weekends fire that occured at Epoworth United Methodist church’s parsonage (5249 N Kenmore) last weekend, but it appears the blaze may have…
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