Thursday, May 23, 2013
Officials estimate $200,000 damage to the home on Ekman Drive in Batavia.
One firefighter was taken to Delnor Hospital after fighting the blaze that caused $200,000 damage Wednesday to a Batavia home on Ekman Drive, according to a Batavia Fire Department press release issued around 8:35 p.m. Wednesday, May 22. The injured firefighter is unnamed in the press release, but a Kane County Chronicle article says the injuries were not life-threatening and likely heat-related. Firefighters responded to reports of a structure fire at 932 Ekman Drive around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday after a report that lightning had struck the home. Jay S. Williams, the homeowner, was not present at the time of the lightning strike, reports said. Forty public safety personnel under the command of Batavia Battalion Chief Jami White reported to …
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932 Ekman Dr, Batavia, IL
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Firefighters battle a house house fire caused when lightning smashed through the roof of a home shortly after noon Wednesday, May 22.
Batavia, Geneva and other area firefighters battled a blaze on the rooftops of a Batavia home on Ekman Drive after a lightning bolt smashed through its roof shortly after noon Wednesday, May 22. The fire is at a home at 932 Ekman Drive, just west of Ekman's intersection with Raddant Road. The home is located just north of a neighborhood park. Firefighters at the scene said the fire was believed to have been caused by a lightning strike, and that was confirmed by Richard Bandur, the witness who phoned 911. "I was sitting at the kitchen table, (and saw) a big, bright bolt of lightning—my back was actually to the park," Bandur said. "I thought, ‘Wow, that was close.’ I took a look to see if one of these large trees out here was hit, and I saw…
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Ekman Dr & S Raddant Rd, Batavia, IL
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Monday, May 20, 2013
An apparent two-vehicle crash sends drivers to Delnor Hospital as southbound Randall Road is shut down around 10 a.m. Monday, May 20.
Batavia police and fire officials had to shut down southbound Randall Road for at least a half hour Monday to clear the road and transport drivers to Delnor Hospital. The crash took place around 10 a.m. Monday, May 20, 2013, near the intersection of Randall Road and Mill Street, Tri-Com Dispatch scanner reports said. Southbound Randall Road remained blocked by emergency vehicles as of 10:35 a.m. Vehicles were being rerouted through business parking lots during the crash cleanup. Tri-Com reports said there were injuries in the crash, and ambulances were leaving in the director of Delnor Hospital around 10:20 a.m. Patch will update this article when information is available from official sources.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
FINAL UPDATE: An Easter Sunday fire caused an estimated $250,000 damage to a home on St. Charles' East Side. Here's what happened ...
A house fire at 608 State Ave. in St. Charles about 12:29 p.m. shook up the Easter Sunday for residents and neighbors on the East Side and caused an estimated $250,000 in damage. No one was injured. The St Charles Fire Department arrived at the blaze by 12:32 p.m. and found heavy smoke showing from all floors of the three-story home, according to a release from the department. “Upon entry, fire was found on all three floors,” the release states. “Due to the size of the fire, the alarm was upgraded to a first level MABAS box alarm, bringing additional assistance to the scene,” the release states. MABAS is an acronym for Mutual Aid Box Alarm System. According to the release, the fire was extinguished in about 2½ hours. But firefighters …
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608 State Ave, St Charles, IL
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Tri-Com reports that about 50 gallons of diesel fuel has spilled into the Batavia stormwater system on Douglas Road near Kirk Road.
About 50 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the Batavia stormwater system around 2 p.m. Friday, March 22, following a truck fuel-tank leak near the intersection of Douglas Road and Kirk Road in Batavia. The leak was caused when a drive shaft broke and punctured two holes in the truck's fuel tank, Batavia Deputy Fire Chief Randy Banker said at the scene. Batavia police and fire officials reported to Douglas Road around 2 p.m., and Batavia public works personnel, North Aurora and Fermilab spill units, and Kane County personnel were at the scene as of 3 p.m. The Kane County Highway Department and the Environmental Protection Agency were contacted, as well, Banker said. At 3 p.m. traffic on Kirk Road was not affected by the cleanup effort. …
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Douglas Rd & N Kirk Rd, Batavia, IL
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Saturday, March 2, 2013
The Batavia Fire Department reported to the scene at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Here's what happened.
A fire caused some damage early this morning at the ALDI Warehouse in Batavia, officials said. The fire appears to have started in a work area on a bench at the warehouse, located at 1200 N. Kirk Road, according to a Batavia Fire Department press release. Firemen were dispatched to the scene at 12:31 a.m. Fire crews initially did not know where the fire was. Batavia's Engine #1 crew entered the warehouse building to check a panel and investigate. Once inside, the Engine #1 crew reported smoke in the building. The alarm was upgraded to a full still and then a general alarm after the crew reported a fire in the forklift charging room. Batavia Fire's Engine #2 and Truck #1 crews joined Engine #1 to fight the fire. They advanced a 2.5-inch …
Monday, February 25, 2013
The woman's car veered off the road, crashed through a fence and struck a utility pole, according to police.
The Batavia woman that went to the hospital after a one-car crash earlier this month on Main Street received a citation in the incident, police said. The 34-year-old woman was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, according to a Batavia police crash report. The incident occurred at 11:27 a.m. Feb. 10 on the 1300 block of Main Street. Conditions were wet and icy on the roadway when the woman lost control of her crossover sport-utility vehicle. She struck a city street sign pole with signs, a fence on Mooseheart property and a wooden ComEd electric utility pole, the report said. The woman's vehicle rolled over and came to stop on its roof. The woman complained of some head pain and was taken to Delnor Hospital. She was …
Monday, February 18, 2013
A neighbor ran over with an extinguisher to help. Here are photos of the damage.
The photo gallery on this page contains 12 images. To see all the pictures, click on the main image above. Keep clicking until you've moved through all the photos. A small hay fire Monday afternoon shook up some residents on Batavia's north side. The fire took place just outside a garage on the 1400 block of Orion Road. Batavia, North Aurora and other area fire crews were dispatched to the scene at 12:33 p.m., according to a press release. The initial call was for a possible garage fire, but once on scene fire crews found a bale of straw burning next to a garage. They were able to extinguish the blaze with minimal damage to the house exterior. The fire did not extend to the home interior, said Robert White, a Batavia Fire battalion chief. …
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Here is his identity and more details about the crash.
Police on Saturday morning identified the man who died after a two-car crash Friday on Randall Road. The man is 61-year-old David A. Schele of Sugar Grove, according to Batavia police. Schele died due to injuries sustained in the crash, according to a police press release issued Saturday. "Schele had been transported to Delnor Hospital in Geneva, IL," the release said. "The cause of the crash is still under investigation." Schele's vehicle and another vehicle with a male and female inside were involved in the crash, which occurred at Randall Road and McKee Street in Batavia. The city's police, fire and Emergency Services & Disaster Agency crews were dispatched to the scene at about 6:22 p.m. Friday. The male and female were treated and …
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Randall Rd & McKee St, Batavia, IL
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Friday, February 15, 2013
The man had to be extricated from his vehicle, fire officials said. Here's what we know.
Update: Batavia police Saturday morning identified the man who died after the crash. One man was taken to a hospital and two other people were treated and released after a two-car crash late Friday afternoon on Batavia's west side. The serious crash occurred in the area of Randall Road and McKee Street. Batavia police and fire crews were dispatched to the scene at about 6:22 p.m., according to a police press release issued late Friday night. One male driver was taken to Delnor Hospital by Batavia paramedics, said Lt. Scott Hogan of the Batavia Fire Department. His condition was not immediately available Friday evening. Public speculation about a fatality from the crash was not confirmed by officials until Saturday. "The names of people …
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Randall Rd & McKee St, Batavia, IL
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Jon Sabath
7:29 am on Thursday, May 23, 2013
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