Published on April 18, 2025
ST. CHARLES, Ill. – At 3:36 pm on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 The St. Charles Fire Department responded to the report of a building fire located at 975 N. 5th Av. at approximately 3:36pm. The first unit arrived on scene approximately 3 and a half minutes later and reported an active fire on a cooktop in the main kitchen. The fire was reported by staff and did not activate the kitchen suppression system. The fire was controlled by manually activating the kitchen suppression system by fire department personnel. At approximately 3:47pm the fire was deemed under control and did not extend beyond the cooktop. There were no civilian or firefighter injuries at this incident. The St. Charles Fire Department was assisted at this incident by the St. Charles Police Department and fire departments from Geneva, Batavia, West Chicago, and North Aurora. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.