Multiple departments assist in battling Belvidere warehouse fire

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — A Belvidere firefighter was sent to the hospital after the fire department was called to fight a fire at a commercial warehouse Thursday morning.

According to the Belvidere Fire Department, firefighters encountered heavy smoke and flames coming from a pallet warehouse in the 1000 block of McKinley Avenue when they arrived at 5:02 a.m.

Multiple fire departments from surrounding municipalities were called to provide backup in the attack, which took two hours to bring under control…

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