Crime & Safety
Building Fire On Route 14 Impacts Traffic: Crystal Lake Police
Fire activity resulted in the closure of part of Route 14 Saturday, Crystal Lake Police reported.
Our Stew Cohen is on the scene of a fire at the Merlin Muffler Shop in #crystallake in the NW Burbs of #chicago. Multiple fire departments on the scene right now and route 14 is closed both directions between Keith and Virgina. pic.twitter.com/C2u0okbjdX
— Star 105.5 FM - WZSR (@Star1055) December 30, 2017
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL — Due to a building fire, a section of Route 14 will be closed to traffic for several hours Saturday evening, the Crystal Lake Police Department advised.
The Crystal Lake Fire Department was at the scene, where an auto repair shop had been involved in a fire, officials said.
At 4:48 p.m., police said Route 14 would be closed between Keith Avenue and Virginia Road for several hours.
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Graphic by Patch. Embedded Facebook video from Star 105.5, which reported fire crews from Crystal Lake and Huntley were among those battling the blaze from the roof of the auto shop.
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