Crime & Safety
Fire at Grainger Causes Employee Evacuation Wednesday
No one was hurt in the blaze that began around 1 p.m.
LAKE FOREST, IL - Employees were temporarily evacuated from the headquarters of W.W. Grainger on Wednesday due to a fire at the offices.
Flames started around 1 p.m. in an air-handling machine in one of the mechanical rooms at the corporate office, according to a Daily Herald report.
Firefighters from several departments responded, but no one was hurt.
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