A fire erupted in a loading bay Saturday at a DeKalb Target, Fire Chief Luke Howieson confirmed to Shaw Local, prompting a brief store closure.

“[It] wasn’t a large fire by any means,” Howieson said. “We’re thinking $50,000 to repair. ... There’s some loss of product.”

Crews were called to the department store at 8:53 a.m. Saturday for reports of a fire at the loading dock, according to a Sunday news release from the DeKalb Fire Department. Flames were visible to several people in the area. The fire was between a parked semi-trailer and the building.

Target store personnel had attempted to put out the fire using extinguishers, according to the release.

The store was briefly closed for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, authorities said.

Lovett’s Towing pulled the semi-trailer away from the building so crews could put out the remaining flames. Smoke damage was contained to the loading dock and not inside the store.

The fire was brought under control in about 17 minutes, though authorities remained at the site for about 1 hour and 45 minutes to assess damage.

Firefighters were on the scene within 6 minutes of the call, according to the release.

About 1 p.m. Saturday, smoke damage was visible on the outside of the large retail building, above one of the loading docks on the north side of the building.

The building was open for shoppers as of 1:15 p.m. Saturday.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but Howieson said he isn’t expecting anything nefarious to be the culprit.

“I’m sure it’s an accidental fire,” Howieson said.

No injuries were reported. Staff with the DeKalb County Health Department assisted Target staff with assessing loss of items due to the fire.

Damage was limited to goods in the stock area, according to the release.

Crews from Sycamore, Cortland, Genoa-Kingston and Maple Park assisted during the emergency response.

This story was updated at 3 p.m. March 29 with more information from the DeKalb Fire Department. Shaw Local’s Kelsey Rettke contributed.