Fire damages storage shed on Main Street in Normal

Posted on June 21, 2023
Orlando Avenue was closed between Main Street and the north entrance to University Center for approximately thirty minutes. (Photo courtesy Normal Fire Department)

By Neil Doyle

NORMAL – Firefighters made quick work of a storage shed fire Tuesday afternoon adjacent to the Baba Restaurant on North Main Street in Normal.

According to a news release, fire crews were called around 2 p.m. to 1501 N. Main Street after multiple callers reported smoke in the area of Main Street and Orlando Avenue. 

Firefighters arrived within a few minutes and found heavy smoke coming from a storage shed immediately west of the restaurant building. Crews quickly extinguished the fire and prevented it from spreading further.

Since the restaurant itself was not impacted by the fire, it was allowed to reopen following a brief interruption in service due to the smoke affecting the kitchen ventilation. 

The shed and the contents inside sustained fire, smoke, and water damage, but there were no injuries reported.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation, but does not appear suspicious in nature.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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