A fire Thursday afternoon at Courtyard Estates left several residents displaced and caused an estimated $120,000 in damage.
Just before 3:30 p.m., Peoria police and firefighters were notified of a fire at Courtyard Estates of Peoria, a senior living community at 117 N. Western Ave. that is best known as the former Jumer's Castle Lodge, which closed in 2009. First responders located and extinguished a fire inside an apartment on the fourth floor after receiving reports of what sounded like an explosion accompanied by heavy black smoke on the fourth floor.
Residents on the third and fourth floors were quickly evacuated.
The sprinkler system inside the apartment, activated by the smoke, caused substantial water damage to the third and fourth floors, according to a news release from the Fire Department.
Furniture was moved and tarps set up in an attempt to reduce water damage. Firefighters also used water vacuums to remove standing water.
The 37 responding firefighters had the scene cleared by 4:46 p.m.
No injuries were reported, but Battalion Chief Aldo Scott said several residents were displaced from their rooms and temporarily relocated to other housing within the building.