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Fire breaks out in Joliet commercial building Saturday morning

A heavy fire broke out at a one-story commercial building in Joliet on Saturday morning.

A heavy fire broke out at a one-story commercial building in Joliet on Saturday morning.

The Joliet Fire Department was en route to the 700 block of West Jefferson Street in Joliet in response to an automatic fire alarm activation when dispatch received additional calls of a building on fire, according to a news release from the department.

When firefighters arrived at the building at 3:49 a.m., they found a one-story commercial building “with heavy fire showing from the front windows,” according to the release.

The fire was under control at 4:13 a.m., according to the release.

A heavy fire broke out at a one-story commercial building in Joliet on Saturday morning.

Search and rescue crews determined no one was inside the building at the time of the fire, according to the release.

No civilians or firefighters were injured, according to the release.

Firefighters from Joliet Fire Stations 5, 1, and 6 were on scene, which included two ladder trucks, according to the release.

The fire is under investigation, according to the release.

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Denise M. Baran-Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland is the features editor for The Herald-News in Joliet. She covers a variety of human interest stories. She also writes the long-time weekly tribute feature “An Extraordinary Life about local people who have died. She studied journalism at the College of St. Francis in Joliet, now the University of St. Francis.