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Yorkville neighbors extinguish garage fire with garden hose, fire crew said actions saved house · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Yorkville. Neighbors extinguished garage fire with garden hose. Fire crew
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  Speaker 1: said action saved how Written by Joey Weslow, this article
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  Speaker 1: is being read by an automated voice brought to you
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  Speaker 1: by Everlett. Residents acting quickly with a garden hose prevented
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  Speaker 1: a garage fire from spreading to the main house in Yorkville.
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  Speaker 1: The Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District responded around twelve twenty
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  Speaker 1: two pm on April eighth to a structure fire in
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  Speaker 1: the four hundred block of Twin Leaf Trail in Yorkville.
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  Speaker 1: Upon arrival, the crew found that a neighbor had extinguished
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  Speaker 1: the flames with a garden hose. The fire left charred
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  Speaker 1: damage all along the side of the garage. According to
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  Speaker 1: a release by the district, we would like to recognize
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  Speaker 1: the quick action of neighbors who saw the fire and
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  Speaker 1: were able to extinguish it before units arrived. Chief Jeremy
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  Speaker 1: Messersmith said in the release. Without their quick response, the
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  Speaker 1: wind would have driven the fire further into the structure,
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  Speaker 1: causing major damage to the home. No injuries are reported
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  Speaker 1: to any peace or members of the fire crew. The
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  Speaker 1: crew took over fire duties from the neighbor with the
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  Speaker 1: garden hose. Fire crews searched the structure for fire extension.
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  Speaker 1: The cause of the fire remains under investigation. An estimate
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  Speaker 1: of the damage was not provided. The department was assisted
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  Speaker 1: onseen by the Oswego Fire Protection District, the Little Rock
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  Speaker 1: Fox Fire Protection District, and the Yorkville Police Department.