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       ILLINOIS GARAGE FIRE...FIREFIGHTERS INJURED
       By: wolfie Date: February 24, 2011, 1:26 am
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       Firefighters injured in Ill. garage fire
       Forty firefighters from six area departments responded to the
       box alarm fire
       By Paul Biasco
       The Chicago Daily Herald
       GRAYSLAKE, Ill. — Two firefighters were injured during a garage
       fire in Grayslake Sunday night, fire officials said.
       The cause of the fire on the 128200 block of West Gages Lake
       Road remains under investigation, but the attached garage and a
       vehicle inside were destroyed, said Grayslake Batallion Chief
       Jon Cokefair.
       A second vehicle was also damaged.
       "It was a big fire," Cokefair said. "The closest hydrant was
       1,700 feet away."
       Forty firefighters from six area departments responded to the
       box alarm fire, which started just after 9 p.m.
       The two firefighters who were injured were treated at local
       hospitals for minor injuries and released, said Cokefair.
       It took firefighters about 60 minutes to bring the blaze under
       control, he said.
       The fire was mostly contained to the garage, but the house
       received minor smoke damage, fire officials said.
       Fire investigators estimated the damage to the garage and
       vehicles at between $125,000 and $150,000.
       The Grayslake Fire Department was assisted by crews from Gurnee,
       Waukegan, Round Lake, Libertyville and Fox Lake.
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