No one was injured during a garage fire at a Geneva townhome Thursday evening, the Geneva Fire Department said on Friday.
The fire department was dispatched on Thursday at 5:13 p.m. to a two-story, multi-unit townhome on the 2000 block of Vanderbilt Drive in Geneva for a report of a garage fire, a news release from the fire department said.
Upon arrival, fire companies found light smoke coming from the two-car attached garage, the news release said. The garage sprinkler system had activated, helping control the fire prior to the department’s arrival, according to officials.
All occupants of the townhome had evacuated before firefighters arrived, the release said, and firefighters ultimately brought the fire under control in less than 20 minutes.
The fire originated in the garage, but the cause of the fire remains under investigation, the fire department said. The rest of the townhome remains habitable.
Firefighters from St. Charles, Batavia and Elburn & Countryside assisted Geneva crews at the scene, and the West Chicago Fire Protection District provided station coverage during the incident, the news release said. The Geneva Police Department provided additional support.



