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Detached Garage Damaged By Fire In Lockport: Fire District

The fire happened Saturday evening in Lockport.

LOCKPORT, IL — A detached garage in Lockport was damaged by a fire on Saturday, according to a news release from the Lockport Township Fire Protection District.

Firefighters responded to a reported structure fire at 6:15 p.m. Saturday on Bluff Street. The fire district said crews arrived and found a small fire in a detached garage.

The fire was extinguished, and damage was limited to the garage, according to the fire district. There were no injuries reported.

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The incident was elevated to the general alarm level, bringing in equipment and personnel from
Bolingbrook, Lemont and Northwest Homer to help cover the rest of the fire district, the fire district said.

The fire is being investigated by the Lockport Fire Investigators with no cause listed yet. The fire does appear to be accidental in nature, according to the fire district.

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