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According to a news release from the fire department, crews were called to 1311 N. Hershey Road at 8:40 p.m. for a fire in one of the apartment units.
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A nationwide recall of dehumidifiers has expanded, following several fires that led to three deaths in the last year. The recalled dehumidifiers were all made between 2011 and 2014. They include units sold by name brands G.E. and Kenmore.
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A judge has approved transferring the Taylor Brown case to the State’s Attorney’s Appellate Prosecutor office in Springfield. The McLean County State’s Attorney’s office has recused itself from the case that involves allegations of aggravated arson, aggravated battery of a peace officer, and resisting or obstructing a peace officer.
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The McLean County coroner said a 60-year-old man from Bloomington drowned Monday night when his vehicle left Interstate 55 and ended up in a pond.
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The Bloomington Fire Department said Monday it does not yet have a damage estimate on the apartment fire Thursday evening that required every BFD to fight.
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Shortages of nurses, McLean County jail workers, and police officers are well known. The looming national shortage of firefighters is less known, but no less significant. That is true in Bloomington-Normal, too.
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The head of Olympia schools says she doesn't know when its middle school and high school building in rural Stanford will reopen following last week's fire.
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Olympia Superintendent Laura O’Donnell said the cause of the fire is unknown, but it appears to have started along the solar panels installed on the high school roof. There were no injuries reported.
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According to the Bloomington Fire Department, five adults and 13 children were displaced by the fire at 1017 W. Monroe St.
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The fire department said the blaze started inside a third-floor apartment, but the apartment’s sprinkler system helped quickly extinguish the fire.