No injuries in St. Charles senior community kitchen fire Wednesday

April 18, 2025 at 12:25 pm CDT

At approximately 8:45 a.m. Sunday, St. Charles police officers were dispatched to River Glen of St. Charles, located at 975 N. 5th Ave. Witnesses had reported that a shirtless man was holding a chainsaw and attempting to cut down a tree on the property, the release stated. — At approximately 3:36 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2025, the St. Charles firefighters were dispatched to River Glen of St. Charles, located at 975 N. 5th Ave. where they quickly extinguished a kitchen fire with no injuries. (Sandy Bressner)

The St. Charles Fire Department responded to a building fire at the River Glen senior living community at about 3:36 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16.

Firefighters arrived on the scene at 975 N. 5th Ave. within four minutes and found an active fire on a cooktop in the main kitchen.

Staff reported the fire but did not activate the kitchen suppression system. Firefighters were able to control the fire by activating the suppression system.

The fire was under control by 3:47 p.m. and never extended beyond the cooktop.

No injuries were reported.

The St. Charles Fire Department was assisted at this incident by St. Charles Police and fire departments from Geneva, Batavia, West Chicago, and North Aurora.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.