Fire At Joliet's River Valley Justice Center On McDonough

JOLIET, IL — The Joliet Fire Department put out a kitchen fire at 2:15 p.m. Monday at the River Valley Juvenile Justice Center, 2848 McDonough Ave.

Battalion Chief Jim Batusich said the first crews arrived on the scene in three minutes and reported smoke coming from the structure. As crews entered, a grease fire was found in the deep fryer.

Crews were able to control and extinguish the fire. All employees and inmates were evacuated from the building, and there were no injuries to report. Crews remained on the scene for approximately 1 hour to ventilate the structure.

The kitchen was closed for the facility until the Will County Health Department deemed it can re-open.