WOODSTOCK, IL (WBBM Newsradio) – As of 10am New Year’s Day, employees at the 1275 Lake Avenue Walmart in Woodstock tell WBBM Newsradio that the store remains closed following a fire New Year’s Eve.
The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District reports that the fire broke out just before 7:30pm and that firefighters arrived to find the store in full evacuation.
By the time Woodstock firefighters reached the back of the store where the fire had started, the building’s automatic sprinkler system had already extinguishing the flames.
Heavy smoke damage remains.