August 11, 2026
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – A single fire sprinkler controlled a fire in a multi-tiered sandwich refrigerator display at a 7-Eleven store. The display malfunctioned causing the fire. The fire sprinkler held the fire to the area of origin while the fire crew extinguished the remaining flames. “The sprinkler system prevented the fire from extending to the other three businesses within the multi-unit strip mall,” said Fire Inspector and Investigator Joe McEnery, Elk Grove Village Fire Department. “The businesses that were not affected by the fire were back in operation the same day. The affected business was back in business within five days.”
Source: Joe McEnery, Fire Inspector and Investigator, Elk Grove Village Fire Department