Fire hits vacant former Washington School in Urbana

Central ILWAND / WCIA · Oct 4, 2026

Fire hits vacant former Washington School in Urbana

About 20 firefighters knocked it down in ~25 minutes Saturday evening; no injuries, cause under investigation.

Urbana firefighters responded around 6 p.m. Saturday to a fire at the vacant old Washington School building, 1102 N. Broadway Ave., WAND reports. About 20 firefighters, along with Arrow Ambulance and Urbana police, responded.

The fire was out in about 25 minutes and no injuries were reported. The cause remains under investigation.

Source: WAND · WCIA

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