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  • How Batavia firefighters helped contain Geneva’s late-night house fire

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📰 News we're reading

• Resident suffers minor injury in Geneva house fire (chicagotribune.com) — Batavia firefighters helped Geneva crews knock down a late-night garage fire near downtown Geneva that left one resident with a minor heat-related injury. The blaze, traced to a car in the garage, was contained in about 30 minutes, with smoke damage to the home and multiple neighboring departments providing backup coverage and support.
   

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