house fire

A 13-year-old from Normal has died after being critically injured in a house fire a week ago, school officials said Saturday.

Firefighters rescued an unresponsive 13-year-old boy from a mobile home in Northmeadow Village early Sunday. He arrived at the hospital in critical condition.

The McLean County Coroner has identified the man who died in fire in Bloomington Tuesday morning. Randall Klockenga, 63, of Bloomington was pronounced dead at the scene.

Kevin Lopez, a construction worker who lives alone, said he was on a job site when the fire started at his mobile home on Wednesday morning.

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The Normal Fire Department said no injuries were reported to the occupant or to firefighters in the fire in the 300 block of Highland Avenue, a cat died of smoke inhalation. The occupant’s three dogs escaped safely.

According to a news release from the Bloomington Fire Department, crews were called to the home at 515 E. Chestnut St. shortly after 3 p.m. Public information officer Frank Friend said crews reported fire on the first two floors and the third-floor attic.

Fire crews in Normal say everyone safety got out of a house in Normal after the home caught fire Friday afternoon.

A two-story residence near downtown Bloomington sustained heavy damage in a fire Sunday afternoon.The Bloomington Fire Department was called to 607 E.…

McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder has released the name of the woman who died in a house fire Sunday morning in Bellflower.Yoder said Angela Zimmerman,…