Smoke but limited damage in Elgin generator fire
No one was hurt during a diesel generator fire Monday morning near a commercial building in Elgin.
The Elgin Fire Department responded to a call on the 2100 block of Point Boulevard at 7:31 a.m., where firefighters found the generator on fire inside a brick enclosure.
Three companies were able to put the fire out within 15 minutes and, though it produced a lot of smoke, damage was limited to the generator and enclosure.
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