Fire in Waukegan basement kills family cat and displaces 10…
Vehicle Fire Waukegan Illinois in Waukegan, Illinois: A fire broke out in the basement of a single-family home on the 600 block of Lenox Avenue in Waukegan on Tuesday around 4:30 p.m., causing extensive damage to the basement and some fire extension to the first floor. All occupants self-evacuated before the Waukegan Fire Department arrived, and no residents or firefighters were injured. The home was determined to be uninhabitable, leaving 10 residents displaced, and a family cat died in the fire. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Waukegan Fire Department.