A fire broke out at a commercial building at 1045 West Algonquin Road in unincorporated Algonquin Tuesday evening. | Photo: Emily Lehan

Firefighters battled heavy fire conditions after a fire broke out in an automotive repair facility in Algonquin Tuesday evening, authorities said.

The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 7:29 p.m. Tuesday to 1045 West Algonquin Road in unincorporated Algonquin for a report of a structure fire.

Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District Deputy Chief John Knebl said firefighters arrived in two minutes.

Emergency crews respond to a large fire at a commercial building at 1045 West Algonquin Road in unincorporated Algonquin Tuesday evening. | Photo: Alex Vucha / Lake and McHenry County Scanner

They encountered heavy fire conditions from a multi-unit automotive repair facility.

The incident was quickly elevated through the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) to a box alarm response.

The upgrade brought over a dozen area fire departments to help with extinguishing the blaze, Knebl said.

Emergency crews respond to a large fire at a commercial building at 1045 West Algonquin Road in unincorporated Algonquin Tuesday evening. | Photo: Alex Vucha / Lake and McHenry County Scanner

Crews made an “aggressive interior attack” and the fire was brought in about 15 minutes. The fire was declared out at 8:33 p.m.

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries reported. A damage estimate was not available.

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The cause of the fire is undetermined and is still under investigation, Knebl said.

Emergency crews respond to a large fire at a commercial building at 1045 West Algonquin Road in unincorporated Algonquin Tuesday evening. | Photo: Alex Vucha / Lake and McHenry County Scanner

The fire is being investigated by Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire District investigators and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.

Firefighters from the Cary, Fox River Grove, Huntley, Crystal Lake, Rutland-Dundee, Elgin, West Dundee, Barrington-Countryside, Barrington, McHenry, Woodstock, Nunda-Rural, Pingree Grove fire departments assisted.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Algonquin Police Department and the Salvation Army also responded to the scene.