Community responds after fire destroys Edgerton raptor facility

$600 raised for Edgerton by children only hours after fire 

  • Aurora firefighters check the roof of the Edgerton Explorit Center after an early morning fire on Friday destroyed the raptor enclosure attached to the back of the building.
    Aurora firefighters check the roof of the Edgerton Explorit Center after an early morning fire on Friday destroyed the raptor enclosure attached to the back of the building.
  • Cookie fundraiser
    Cookie fundraiser
  • Miller, Aquila and generous kids
    Miller, Aquila and generous kids
    Hamilton County was quick to respond to the fire that destroyed the raptor enclosure on the east side of the Edgerton Explorit Center Friday morning and took the lives of three of the four birds that lived there. Those responses ranged from firefighters who extinguished the flames in minutes, to first responders who rescued the bald eagle, Aquila, to school children who raised over $600 within ...

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