Crime & Safety
3 Arrested After Underage Party, Fireworks May Have Sparked Fire: Authorities
Police say a 19-year-old hosted the party where alcohol was served to minors, and investigators are examining whether fireworks ignited the
MCHENRY, IL — Three people were arrested after police said an underage drinking party at a McHenry home may have led to a fireworks-related fire Friday night.
Among the three people arrested was Hedgar Gomez-Lopez, 19, who lived at the home where the fire occurred in McHenry and who is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, underage alcohol consumption and possessing fireworks after allegedly hosting the party, the Lake & McHenry County Scanner. Authorities also arrested one person on DUI charges and a juvenile on an obstruction charge.
Firefighters were dispatched at 10:21 p.m. Friday to the 5000 block of Pyndale Drive for the fire, according to a news release from the McHenry Township Fire Protection District.
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Everyone inside the home had safely evacuated before firefighters arrived. One resident was evaluated at the scene and transported to Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a news release.
The home sustained significant damage and was deemed uninhabitable, fire officials said.
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the McHenry Township Fire Protection District and the McHenry Police Department.
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