Sprinklers help put out Urbana apartment fire in about five minutes
No one was hurt in the Oct. 2 fire at Prairie Green Apartments.
URBANA - A sprinkler system put out most of an apartment fire Oct. 2 at Prairie Green Apartments, 2403 Prairie Green Dr., the Urbana Fire Department said.
Firefighters were called about 6:20 p.m. for a report of an apartment on fire. Crews from Station 2 on Philo Road found smoke coming from the second floor, and the sprinkler system activated when they opened the apartment door, the department said.
The fire was under control within about five minutes of the crews' arrival. About 20 firefighters responded. No firefighters or civilians were injured, and the cause remains under investigation, the department said.
Source: Urbana Fire Department news release, Oct. 5, 2026.