Amazon Fulfillment Center Compactor Fire and Evacuation in Huntley

County: Kane
Location: Amazon Fulfillment Center RFD2, 11500 Freeman Road, Huntley, Illinois
Category: Fire / Explosion / Hazmat
Watch Tags: Evacuation / Shelter-in-Place
Severity: medium
Priority: medium
Occurred On: 2026-05-19 20:04:00
Published On: 2026-05-20 11:52:00
Status: Late Breaking
Occurred Confidence: Exact
Published Confidence: Exact
First Seen: 2026-05-21 04:51:46
Last Seen: 2026-05-21 04:51:46
Source Records: 1
Match Review: Probable Duplicate Match
Source: Dumpster fire at Amazon warehouse in Huntley
Source URL: https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/05/20/dumpster-fire-at-amazon-warehouse-in-huntley/

Summary

Source-linked reporting indicates a cardboard recycling compactor attached to the Amazon facility caught fire, prompting a fire response, operational halt, evacuation, extinguishment, and smoke removal.

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Occurred On	Published On	County	Source	Report Run	Update	Report File
2026-05-19 20:04:00	2026-05-20 11:52:00 Late Breaking Probable Match	Kane	Dumpster fire at Amazon warehouse in Huntley Open source	2026-05-21 04:51:46 local_import_merge / Chicago	Source-linked reporting indicates a cardboard recycling compactor attached to the Amazon facility caught fire, prompting a fire response, operational halt, evacuation, extinguishment, and smoke removal.	Intel_052126_0451.txt