Garage Fire Halts Tuesday Morning Rush on Lemont Road

The Darien-Woodridge Fire District was called to a structure fire at 6:44 a.m. Dec. 1 near Lemont Road and Woodcrest Drive in unincorporated Downers Grove, close to Interstate 55 and Lemont Road.

A detached garage or workshop was on fire about 50 feet off Lemont Road, the first arriving unit confirmed.

The size of the fire required more water than the 1,000-gallon tanks on two fire engines at the scene, according to the Darien-Woodridge Fire District. All lanes of Lemont Road had to be closed during the morning rush so firefighters could reach hydrants on the opposite side of the road.

The fire was extinguished within 30 minutes, and Lemont Road opened to traffic before 8 a.m., the fire district reported.

No injuries were reported. The garage and its contents, including a Harley Davidson motorcycle, were destroyed. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Additional mutual-aid fire companies were sent to fire district stations to cover other calls during the garage fire. Darien-Woodridge was helped by the Westmont Fire Department and the Lemont, Lisle-Woodridge, Pleasantview and Tri-State Fire Districts.

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