Large plume of smoke visible from I-290 billows from west suburban building fire

Source NBC Local
Original Load Date April 4, 2026, 5 p.m.
Last Updated April 4, 2026, 5 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/large-plume-of-smoke-visible-from-i-290-billows-from-west-suburban-building-fire/3918379/

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Explosions could be heard as a large plume of dark smoke billowed from a fire in a west suburban building that houses a pallet company on Saturday afternoon, drawing a large emergency response. Around 2:30 p.m., reports of smoke rising from a fire in a building near the 1300 block of South 1st Aven...