Posted 1/1/2012 13:00 (#2136517) Subject: Big fire in Peru Illinois
North Central Illinois
The former Westclox factory complex in Peru Illinois caught fire last night at almost exactly midnight. This was a very big complex and it is still burning. Over 20 area fire departments are battling the blaze which is being fanned by 40+mph winds. A seventeen year old and a fifteen year old have been charged with aggravated arson in connection with the blaze.