Fire at north Champaign warehouse remains under investigation

CHAMPAIGN — Several businesses at a north Champaign warehouse were interrupted by a fire early Friday. Champaign Fire Department spokesman Randy Smith said that just before 6 a.m., firefighters were called by a passerby to 301 E. Mercury Drive in the Apollo Industrial Park off North Market Street. The first battalion chief to arrive saw heavy fire coming from the roof of the building and called in a second alarm for additional help. One employee who had been inside got out safely. According to The Atkins Group website, the building has about 100,800 square feet. Fire crews used ladder trucks…