Series Of Suspicious Fires Reported In Midlothian

MIDLOTHIAN, IL — Firefighters worked through the night late Thursday and early Friday to put out a total of four fires in south suburban Midlothian. The fires occurred between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m. with the worst being the one set near 146th and Sawyer Avenue, according to a report from CBS-Chicago.

In that fire, a garage was completely engulfed and the flames spread quickly to a home next door that also sustained heavy damage, CBS reported. Another fire was reported just a block away at 146th and Spaulding.

A dispatch worker at the Midlothian Police Department said there were no calls made to Kedzie Avenue, where an unnamed source indicated one of the fires was set. The Midlothian Fire Department could not be reached immediately.

No injuries have been reported in any of the blazes as of 9 a.m. Friday. The CBS report indicated one man was able to escape from one of the homes that caught fire.

The location of the remaining two fires have not been announced. Check back with Oak Forest Patch as we continue to update this story as it develops.

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