Overnight Fire At Joliet Apartment Building On McDonough Street

JOLIET, IL — At 1 a.m. Thursday, the Joliet Fire Department responded to 105 McDonough St. for a structure fire. Everyone made it out of the building safely, according to battalion chief Victor Stachelski.

He said the first units arrived within 4 minutes of the call and were met with heavy fire coming from the second story porch of a two-story, wood framed, multi-use structure. Fire was also noted in the attic.

Crews deployed multiple hose lines to attack the fire. The location of the fire made it difficult as crews pulled ceiling on the second floor to expose the fire in the attic. The fire was declared under control at 01:53 a.m. and fully out at 3 a.m.

Fire crews from stations 1, 3, 4, and 8 responded to the scene. There were no injuries reported. The fire is currently under investigation by the Joliet Fire Department Fire Investigations Unit.