Tag Archives: Illinois

Apartment Building, Residential

Rockford, IL – Sprinkler system contains fourth floor apartment fire; No injuries reported

May 5, 2022 viking210

Rockford firefighters dispatched just after 6:00 p.m. Tuesday to the 2100 block of Kishwaukee Street for a kitchen fire.

Units first on scene say black smoke rolled … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility

Addison, IL – Sprinkler system activated for fire at recycling facility; No injuries reported

April 19, 2022 viking210

No injuries were reported after fire broke out Saturday evening at a paper recycling facility in Addison.

The Addison Fire Protection District said crews responding to an … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Hotel / Restaurant, Restaurant

Naperville, IL – Sprinkler system activated for restaurant kitchen fire; No injuries reported

April 15, 2022 viking210

A Naperville restaurant was damaged in a kitchen fire Monday night, according to the Naperville Fire Department.

At 6:56 p.m., a single fire engine was dispatched to … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Normal, IL – Sprinkler system activated for vehicle fire; No injuries reported

February 7, 2022 viking210

A Rivian vehicle was on fire inside the building late Friday night.

The Normal Fire Department responded just after 9 p.m. while the building … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Naperville, IL – Sprinkler system activated for fire at apartment building; No injuries reported

December 12, 2021 viking210

Naperville Fire Department extinguished a structure fire in 2100 Block of Allegre Circle on Naperville’s northwest side. No injuries reported. (PN file photos are used to help flag reports about … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Manufacturing, Other - Manufacturing

Round Lake, IL – Sprinkler system activated for fire at industrial building; No injuries reported

December 4, 2021 viking210

A second-alarm fire early Tuesday morning at an industrial building in Round Lake took firefighters about two hours to extinguish and caused over $150,000 in damage.

The … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Retail, Shopping Mall

Effingham, IL – Sprinkler system activated for fire at nail salon in mall

November 18, 2021 viking210

Fire broke out at Malibu Nails inside the Village Square Mall just before 5:30 Tuesday evening.

Assistant Fire Chief Matt Kulesza told us the fire started from a … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

College/University (on campus), School / University

Frankfort, IL – Fire at vacant high school controlled by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

September 22, 2021 viking210

Frankfort Fire Protection District responded Monday to a fire alarm at Lincoln-Way North High School, 19900 S. Harlem Ave. in Frankfort, according to a post Tuesday on the fire district's … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Apartment Building, Residential

Skokie, IL – Sprinkler system contains fire in apartment building; No injuries reported

August 2, 2021 viking210

People in one Skokie residential building are dealing with the aftermath of a fire that has left them in the dark.

About 140 people live in the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Primary / Secondary School, School / University

Plainfield, IL – Arson fire at middle school extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported

June 2, 2021 viking210

A fire at a Plainfield Middle School ended with an arson investigation. It was at 8:11am that the Plainfield Fire Protection District and the Plainfield Police Department were called to … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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