Thursday, Jan. 11, marked the 90th anniversary of the Woolworth Fire in downtown Aurora.
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Tuesday, Aug. 7 life on the Hawaiian Island of Maui changed forever when devastating wildfires raged across the island. As the death toll continues to rise, the Maui wildfires are already the deadliest in the United States in more than a century. The Salvation Army North and Central Illinois Division...
The Aurora Fire Department responded to a structure fire at midnight, January 31 at a large manufacturing facility in the 1000 block of Sullivan Road. A semi-trailer parked in the loading dock caught fire and spread to the loading dock area of the building. Firefighters encountered frozen hydrants and a...
A fire broke out January 10, 1934 which destroyed the Woolworth Store in Aurora, 19-21 South Broadway.
Don Davids of Aurora reports Monday, June 21, how Aurora firefighters assisted at the recent Chemtool fire in Rockton. Davids, president of Wheeling-based Mutual Aid Box Alarm System-Illinois (MABAS) and a retired Aurora Fire Department (AFD) lieutenant, spoke at a recent Aurora Noon Lions Club's luncheon meeting at Luigi's Pizza in Aurora.
The Aurora Fire Department responded to the Masonic Temple, 104 S. Lincoln Avenue, for a structure fire at 9:57 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7. At the time of the fire the immediate threat to firefighters and residents living in the immediate area was and still is the threat of collapse. To...
Aurora Firefighters appear to let a fire burn under control at the old and abandoned Masonic Temple at the corner of Benton Street and Lincoln Avenue on the City’s near East Side. The call came in just before 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7. No injuries or fatalities were reported in...
