Fire Shuts Down Lincoln Highway By Frankfort Dance Club (UPDATED)

FRANKFORT, IL — A fire involving a dance club on the village's east side closed a stretch of Lincoln Highway between 80th Avenue and Frankfort Square Road on Wednesday night, according to an alert by Frankfort police. The roadway was shut down for a couple hours while firefighters battled the blaze, the alert stated.

A call reporting the fire in the 7900 block of Lincoln Highway went out to the Frankfort Fire District around 7:50 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10. The address given in the alert concerning the blaze is for Aqua Lounge, a village night spot that is part of a strip of retail and service outlets along Lincoln Highway.

Firefighters had the blaze under control by around 10 p.m., according to a second alert from the village Wednesday. The roadway also was reopened at that time, although Frankfort firefighters and emergency crews were still cleaning up the area, according to the alert.

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No more details were released by authorities at this time.

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