Joliet crews battle fire at business on Broadway Street

No one was injured in a fire in a one-story building Wednesday in the 1300 block of Broadway Street in Joliet.

Firefighters responded to a report of structure fire and arrived within two minutes of the initial call, according to a news release from the Joliet Fire Department. They found heavy smoke and flames in the building’s attic.

The fire was in Greenway Plaza, 1301 N. Broadway St. The building, which housed MAG Appliances, sustained heavy damage to its bow string truss roof, according to the release. By the time firefighters arrived, all occupants of the building had gotten out safely.

The fire was elevated to a box alarm 15 minutes after the first firefighters arrived, according to the release. Numerous lines were needed to extinguish the blaze, and firefighters still were on-scene as of 9 p.m.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to the release.

Crews from Joliet stations 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7, and the Lockport Township Fire Protection District Station 2 responded to the blaze.