Fire At Amazon Warehouse On Brandon Road: Joliet Fire Department

JOLIET, IL — Joliet Fire Battalion Chief Victor Stachelski announced that firefighters extinguished a fire on Thursday morning at the Amazon manufacturing building at 4300 Brandon Road.

Fire crews from stations 1, 3, 4, 7, and 6 responded to the scene. There were no injuries to report.

According to the battalion chief:

• At 6:36 a.m., Joliet Fire Department responded to the Amazon warehouse for a structure fire. Engine Company 3 found the fire was in the trash compactor attached to the building. The compactor was used for the facility to recycle cardboard.
• Attached to the compactor was a 30 x 8 x 8 - foot metal roll-off style garbage container.
• Engine 3 used tow straps to pull the container filled with cardboard away from the building. As they did, other Joliet units began to arrive.
• Engine 1 entered the building to look for fire extension and begin ventilation of the area.
• Engine 7 began suppression of the compacter. The cardboard payload in the metal container was also extinguished. The quick effort by Engine 3 to remove the metal container kept smoke limited inside the building.
• "Our suppression efforts were successful, and no damage was noted within the compactor unit. There was no damage to the structure or any product inside the building," Stachelski said.
• Crews returned to service at 6:59 a.m.