Champaign apartment building damaged in afternoon fire

CHAMPAIGN – A fire caused an estimated $10,000 damage to a Champaign building late Thursday afternoon.

According to a Champaign Fire Department report, firefighters were called to a blaze at a three-story apartment unit at 2003 W. John St., Champaign, at 4:04 p.m. When firefighters arrived four minutes later, they found fire showing on the exterior of the building.

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