Oswego, IL – Sprinkler system activated for fire at movie theater

A sprinkler system put out a fire at the Classic Cinemas Kendall 11 movie theater Friday night. The theater is located at 95 Fifth Street in Oswego.

A news release from the Oswego Fire Protection District says firefighters responded to the building at around 8:30. The fire was in a boiler room on the theater’s second floor. People in the theater were evacuated and the building’s sprinkler system was activated.

One theater employee was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. No one else was hurt.

The fire protection district says the cause of the fire was due to an issue with a faulty water heater.