Torch May Have Caused Fire at Business: Fire Officials

CRYSTAL LAKE , IL — The use of a diesel torch at a business in Crystal a Lake is believed to have caused a structure fire Monday, fire officials said. Firefighters responded to Diesel Redemption, 6207 Commercial Drive, just before 3 p.m. where they found a large amount of smoke coming from the building. A fire wall prevented the blaze from spreading throughout the building, but the business did not have sprinklers and the roof and part of a wall collapsed in the area where the fire started, according to a news release from the Crystal Lake Fire/Rescue Department.

No one was injured in the fire.

Authorities closed Virginia Road between Teckler and Berkshire Drive for more than an hour due to the heavy smoke.

Local fire departments and the Office of the State Fire Marshall is investigating the cause of the blaze.