ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) —– No one was seriously hurt after a fire at the Lowe’s Distribution Center on Rockford’s Southwest side Saturday afternoon.
Rockford Fire crews responded to the 2800 block of South Springfield Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Once there, firefighters found flames in the battery storage rack of the building’s maintenance area.
One person was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. Employees were evacuated, but were allowed back to work after HAZMAT gave the all clear.