PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighters were called to Expo Gardens at 1601 W. Northmoor Rd. around 12:50 a.m. Sunday after a report of a fire near a building.
When fire crews arrived, they found a large dumpster and the exterior of a pole barn was on fire.
Crews extinguished the fire on the outside of the barn as well as additional fire on the inside.
According to Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Kurt Hanold, there were large amounts of firework debris around the building as well as in and around the dumpster.
“It was determined that inappropriate discard of used fireworks likely caused the fire,” said Chief Hanold.
There were no injuries were reported.
