Danville Fire Department Tackles Overnight Blaze at City-Owned Building

Danville Fire Dept. responds to overnight fire at city-owned 'taxpayer' building
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DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — The Danville Fire Department battled a fire for five hours Friday night into Saturday morning at a city-owned “taxpayer” building.

According to a spokesperson with the Danville Fire Department, firefighters responded to the fire at approximately 10:13 p.m. at the intersection of N Logan Ave. and W Harrison St. near Chandler and W Madison Streets, in an area known as “Madison Square.” The building that caught fire is owned by the City of Danville and is described as a “taxpayer” building that used to be a business on the first level and apartment units on the second level.

This fire took place on the second level. The scene was cleared at approximately 3:14 a.m., roughly five hours after the incident was first reported.

No injuries were reported as a result of the fire. The damage costs are undetermined at this time, as the Danville Fire Department is still working to get a finalized report filled out.

On scene, Danville Fire was assisted by local EMT workers and an ambulance.

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