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Fire damages Elgin business

A fire damaged the inventory Monday morning in an Elgin warehouse that sells shipping and storage boxes, fire officials said.

The fire started just after 9 a.m. at Boxpartners.com, 2650 Galvin Drive, in the northwest corner of the warehouse, Elgin fire officials said in a news release.

A sprinkler system held the fire in check until firefighters arrived to extinguish it. Nobody was injured. The blaze caused about $25,000 in damage. It remains under investigation.

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