Bloomington, Illinois fire displaces residents of 5-unit apartment building

Residents of a five-unit apartment building in Bloomington were displaced after a fire early Friday.

Fire response and evacuations

The Bloomington Fire Department responded to the fire in the 300 block of East Locust Street around 1:30 a.m.

Firefighters arrived to find a three-story house converted into five apartments on fire.

Due to the building type and amount of fire, additional firefighters were called to the scene, according to the department. In total, around 35 firefighters responded.

Smoke alarms in the building gave residents an early warning. No one was injured, but the residents of all five units were displaced.

The American Red Cross was called to assist them, the department said.

“Our crews faced heavy fire in a complex building and worked aggressively on all three floors to bring it under control,” Deputy Chief Jason Greer said.

“Our thoughts are with the residents who lost their homes, and we are grateful to our partners at the Normal Fire Department and the American Red Cross.”