Commercial fire in Effingham, IL
Video from a fire last (Monday) night on North Third Street at Designer Consignor in Effingham, Illinios. The building had previously been the town’s bowling alley.
Firefighters responded at 6:48pm after receiving a call from employees of The Orchard Inn, located directly to the south of the building. A full still was called before crews even arrived, due to the heavy smoke that was coming from the building, quickly carried down Third Street by the strong winds and easily visible for miles as reported to us by many listeners.
Crews initially gained entry to the building, but were pulled out quickly, with Fire Chief Joe Holomy telling our Greg Sapp they moved out of the building just before “it lit up”. Two firefighters were injured, one taken to HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital after falling on the ice, and another that returned to the station. The firefighter who returned to the fire station later returned to help fight the fire, while the firefighter taken to the hospital got stitches and was later released.
