Crews called to fire at Champaign-Urbana MTD building used by Urbana School District

URBANA, Ill. (WAND) - Firefighters were called out to a Champaign-Urbana MTD building that is used by the Urbana School District early Thursday morning.

Crews responded to 1101 E. University around 12:30 a.m.

Employees from MTD that occupy the east portion of the building said there was a fire in the west wing of the building. That area is occupied by Urbana School District 116 and used as the Central Office.

The building is a single story office complex.

Crews saw fire in the middle entrance. They were able to quickly knock the fire down.

No one was inside. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control in less than 12 minutes.

MTD was able to occupy their half of the building and were not displaced. There was heavy damage to the front office area of their wing.

USD116 sent a statement saying the Central Office is closed until further notice following the fire. Employees are working remotely. If you need to reach someone who worked at that office, email them directly.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.