Fireworks Caused Naperville Garage Fire

NAPERVILLE, IL — Naperville officials believe discarded fireworks are to blame for a garage fire that started late on the 4th of July. Firefighters responded to a home in the 300 block of Leeds Court around 10:39 p.m. after a resident used an extinguisher to put out the fire, but smoke continued to come from an interior wall, according to a news release from Naperville Fire Department Bureau Chief Jim Kubinski.

Authorities believe fireworks thrown in a recycling bin caused the fire.

Firefighters found fire behind the garage wall and were able to extinguish it within 30 minutes, Kubinski wrote.

No injuries were reported and the home is habitable, according to the report.

With many fireworks shows canceled this year due to coronavirus — although Naperville still hosted a fireworks display on Saturday — police in the Chicago area said they've seen an increase in fireworks-related complaints. Between June 1 and June 29, Naperville received nearly 40 fireworks complaints, compared with just eight complaints during the same period last year.