Police, firefighters and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded just after 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2026 to a report of smoke in the building at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library Makerplace, 112 North Belmont Avenue in Arlington Heights, according to tip reported to CARDINAL NEWS.
Firefighters investigated a report of smoke, but didn’t detect any smoke when they investigated the interior of the building. Firefighters were also assigned to the roof to inspect rooftop units.
Just after 1:30 p.m. maintenance and firefighters discovered that an HVAC Rooftop Unit (RTU) had a burnt out motor.
The information in this article is an early report published before any summary information was confirmed or released by police or fire authorities.
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