SPRING VALLEY – A four-alarm fire Sunday destroyed a downtown Spring Valley building. Around 11 AM authorities were called to the 100 block of East St. Paul Street for the blaze that broke out in the LZ Indoor Shooting Range building.
Spring Valley, along with Ladd and Peru Firefighters fought the blaze from inside for the first twenty minutes, before being forced to take a defensive position when visability was reduced to zero from smoke.
LaSalle, Depue, Oglesby, Cherry, Malden, Granville, Seatonville, Troy Grove, McNabb, LaMoille, Bureau, Oglesby, and Princeton Fire Departments along with 10/33 Ambulance also assisted the Spring Valley Fire Department.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but authorities do not consider it suspicious. According to Spring Valley Fire Chief Todd Bogatitus, due to building being knocked down the exact cause will be difficult to determine.
No injuries were reported.
