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Huntley fire kills one, displaces 12 others

Fire ripped through a Huntley apartment complex Sunday morning, killing one and displacing 12 others.

Allen R. Jacobs, 47, who lived in the Woodcreek Apartments at 11702 Woodcreek Drive, was pronounced dead, according to the McHenry County Coroner's Office.

Firefighters were called to the blaze about 6:15 a.m. Sunday. Heavy smoke and flames were coming from a first-floor apartment, and soon spread to two other units, according to the Huntley Fire Protection District.

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