Fire From Burning Food Causes $100,000 in Damage to Apartment

A fire in an apartment complex caused an estimated $100,000 in damage on Friday afternoon at 1520 Fairway Drive, according to the . 

No one was injured in the fire and the Naperville Fire Investigation Team determined that the cause of the fire was due to food left unattended on a stove in the apartment unit at the Country Lakes apartment complex. Crews extinguished the fire within 20 minutes.

Fire fighters were called to the scene at 1:04 p.m. after a resident reported an appliance fire. The first firefighters arrived to the scene at 1:05 p.m.

A crew of 24 members with three engines, two truck companies, two medic units, a squad company and two command units were dispatched to the scene. 

After inspection from the city’s Transportation and Development Department, the unit was determined uninhabitable. Housing arrangements were made for the displaced residents, according to the Naperville Fire Department.