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Illinois weather: Tree damages garage, lightning strike starts apartment fire
Crews were on scene in Lake Bluff cleaning up after a massive tree on Prospect Avenue came crashing down.
CHICAGO - Crews were on scene in Lake Bluff cleaning up after a massive tree on Prospect Avenue came crashing down.
The homeowner heard a loud bang around 8:45 a.m. and discovered that a large tree on her property fell and caused significant damage to her garage.
"It got very dark, very windy, and I heard a very loud crash which I thought was a car accident, and as I walked through the house, I saw the devastation of the tree being uprooted," the homeowner said.
She said this was the last thing she had anticipated as she had just sat down with a cup of coffee when the event unfolded.
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Crews are expected to be on scene for quite some time.
Emergency crews also responded to an apartment building fire in Volo Wednesday. Authorities believe the fire started because of a lightning strike.
No injuries were reported.
Thousands of residents also lost power Wednesday due to the quick-moving storms that rolled through the area.
ComED said it has restored the majority of service with less than 5,000 customers still in the dark.