A fire broke out at a pool hall in downtown Kewanee at just after 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 14th
The fire came out of 2nd Street Billards on Second Street, sending a large amount of smoke pillowing into the town's blue sky.
The owner says that he was working on his car behind the business using a blowtorch when it got out of hand and started the fire.
Kewanee Fire Chief Kevin Shook confirmed this story and said that there were no injuries, but one firefighter was sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation. He is conscious and capable of speaking.
Downtown Kewanee fire - May 14th
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