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July 2, 2021
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MORRIS – The Morris Police Department are warning residents that con-artists may attempt to swindle those who have experienced hardships during the evacuation from the battery warehouse fire. They say there may be vendors traveling door to door claiming to be from insurance companies or clean up crews. Authorities say if you didn’t call the company to your address, please ask them for their solicitor permit. Specialized clean up crews are most likely not necessary, according to the Morris Police Department. They say soap and water is all that is needed to clean items from your household. Officials note that if solicitors do not have a permit you should contact the police immediately.
Illinois warehouse fire: Nearly 3,000 residents still unable to return home
Evacuation order still in place following Morris fire
Residents are still not allowed to go home after a warehouse that housed lithium batteries caught fire in Morris.
MORRIS, Ill. - Residents are still not allowed to go home after a warehouse that housed lithium batteries caught fire in Morris.
Three-thousand people have been evacuated in a 10 mile radius that includes nearly 1,000 homes.
On Tuesday, a large billowing black plume of smoke filled the air, but it has since almost disappeared.
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Officials are working on putting the remainder of the fire out, and evacuations in the area will remain in place, officials said.
“I walked up to him and tried confronting him,” he said. “A small confrontation turned into chasing him out of the store.”
Morris Police were called to the scene. Baker said he turned over evidence to police, and officers arrested 23-year-old Ethan Kotlinski. Video of the confrontation has been viewed more than 100,000 times on Facebook.
“There is this idea of vigilante groups on busting people for solicitation of a minor has gained a popularity,” said Chicago-based attorney Adam Sheppard. “I think because as technology gets better and better it s easier for them to do.”
While the intention may be good, Sheppard said he doesn’t think private citizens should take matters into their own hands, especially with no formal training.
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