St. Charles dryer fire Thursday displaces two tenants, fire department says

Two apartments are uninhabitable following a dryer fire in St. Charles Thursday morning, the St. Charles Fire Department said in a news release.

The department says they responded to a report of a dryer fire in the 1300 block of West Main Street at around 8:54 a.m. on Thursday, with the first unit arriving on the scene three minutes after being dispatched. They reported visible smoke on the second floor.

The fire was extinguished by the first arriving fire companies within minutes of arrival, according to the news release from the department. Firefighters then checked for any extension of the fire, and performed salvage and overhaul operations.

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries, but the apartment where the fire started and the apartment below it were rendered uninhabitable, the department said. Damage to the property and its contents is estimated at $60,000.

The department was assisted by the St. Charles Police Department and the Geneva, Batavia, Elburn, South Elgin and West Chicago fire departments, the release said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.