Crime & Safety
Dozens Of Cars, Home Burn In Fire At Junk Yard In Blue Island
Firefighters from across the south suburbs spent two hours putting out a fire at a junk yard in Blue Island.
BLUE ISLAND, IL — Several dozen cars and a house caught fire early Saturday morning at a junk yard near 131st and Kedzie in Blue Island. Blue Island Fire Chief Dan Reda said fire units responded to a call of an outside fire around 3:50 a.m. and found several cars and a house were on fire in multiple spots.
Fire crews from 14 neighboring communities responded, helping put out all fires a little after 6 a.m. Reda said. In all, anywhere from 50-55 firefighters helped put out the blaze.
No one was injured, and Reda said the house on the property looked vacant. It is a total loss now after it collapsed, he said.
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Reda said in all up to 80 cars were damaged and anywhere from 40-50 were burned completely.
The Illinois State Fire Marshal has begun an investigation.
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Several photos of the fire were shared by firefighters on Facebook. See images posted by the Merrionette Park Fire Department below.
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