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Tractor destroyed by fire on Friday afternoon

A tractor is considered a total loss after a fire in Livingston County on Friday afternoon. Chillicothe Fire Captain Derrick Allen reports an engine and two firefighters arrived at 15600 LIV 432 to find a midsize tractor completely consumed by fire. There was also hydraulic fluid leaking from below the cab on fire, which he […]

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Chillicothe Fire Department responds to North Herriford Street

The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a possible structure fire at 105 North Herriford overnight on Friday. Lieutenant Rob Williams reports the Chillicothe Police Department assisted the fire department and advised a small fire was outside the address. He says, upon arrival to the property owned by Ronald Dryer, firefighters determined trash and furniture were […]

Car Fire

Chillicothe firefighters respond to car fire

Chillicothe firefighters were dispatched Monday afternoon to a motor vehicle fire in the driveway at 1212 Locust Street. Upon arrival, the engine compartment hood was up on the small black, four-door Ford car with smoke showing, but no flames. According to a report from Firefighter/Paramedic Tyler Bowlen, the reporting party stated he was using a […]

House Fire

Firefighters respond to house fire on Jones Avenue

Smoke and fire damage was reported in a house fire late Monday morning at Brimson. The Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District, among others, responded to the scene at 517 Jones Avenue, the residence of Lawrence and Erma Newton. A report from assistant rural chief Brandon Gibler said visible smoke was coming from the house […]

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Chillicothe Fire Department responds to East 2nd Street

The Chillicothe Fire Department was dispatched to a possible structure fire on East Second Street Friday morning. Chillicothe Fire Lieutenant Rob Williams reports, upon arrival to the property owned by M and M Utilities, firefighters determined a large pile of dimensional lumber and refuse piled with a loader was set on fire. Williams reports Engine […]

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Fire guts trailer house in Laredo

A single wide trailer home in Laredo is considered a total loss after a fire Thursday night. Laredo Fire Protection District firefighter Jason Meeker reports crews found the home one block south of Main Street fully engulfed when they arrived. He says no one was home at the time, and no injuries were reported and […]