Neighbor's call keeps Center Twp. house fire damage minor

CENTER TOWNSHIP | A neighbor's call to firefighters helped keep damages to a minimum at a house fire Saturday afternoon, fire officials said.

Three Hobart middle school students charged with starting house fire

HOBART | Three middle school students set fire to an abandoned house then bragged about it through photos taken at the scene, police said.

Woman dies, two young children airlifted to hospital after Lake Station fire

LAKE STATION | A woman was found dead and two young children were flown to Comer Children's Hospital after a fire about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in Lake Station.

Fatal house fire

Firefighters search for victims Saturday night after responding to a fire about 10:30 p.m. at 2260 Wayne St. in Lake Station. An unidentified woman was found dead but two young children were rescued.

Two juveniles rescued from Lake Station house fire

A unidentified woman was found dead in this home at 2260 Wayne St. in Lake Station after a fire Saturday night. Two children, ages 1 and 3, were rescued from the blaze. They were airlifted to a Chicago hospital. The woman's remains were too badly burned to be identified Sunday.

Firefighters welcome visitors

Family escapes burning home

GARY | Four children and their parents were left homeless Thursday after a three-hour blaze destroyed their home.

Hobart woman killed in house fire

HOBART | A 76-year-old Hobart woman died in a house fire Friday morning, marking the city's first fire fatality in close to four years. The Lake County coroner's office identified the victim as Joan L. Gregor.

Dog rescued from house fire in Ford Heights; man homeless

FORD HEIGHTS | A house fire Tuesday night left one man homeless, but firefighters were able to save a dog from the blaze.