Worker Calls Naperville Fire Department for Fabric Blaze

NAPERVILLE, IL — A worker inside a store in the 2500 block of 75th Street reported some fabric on fire.

The Naperville Fire Department received a 911 call at around 9:42 p.m. Monday. The call was received from a worker inside the building who reported some fabric was on fire but it was extinguished by workers with a fire extinguisher.

Naperville’s Fire Engine 10 was first on the scene, within 6 minutes, and initially reported nothing showing from three sides of the large commercial building. There was no evacuation and the building’s fire alarm system was not activated. Engine 10’s crew entered the building and found moderate smoke conditions throughout the building and initiated an immediate evacuation of all occupants while responding crews could investigate the source of smoke.

The fire officer was able to confirm that a small fire had started within the fabric section of the store and was fully extinguished prior to the fire department’s arrival. Crews worked for the next hour to investigate the cause and remove smoke from the structure.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the Naperville Fire Department and Naperville Police Department.

Fire units from the Aurora Fire Department assisted at the scene. There were no reported injuries to firefighters or citizens.