EAST ALTON — The East Alton Fire Department responded Friday afternoon, April 10, 2026, to a shed fire in the 100 block of Ohio Street, where the shed was fully involved, and a neighboring fence had melted.

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Firefighters arrived to find the shed on fire and moved quickly to get the blaze under control. The shed was a total loss.

Wood River and Roxana fire departments were called in for mutual aid.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire was unknown.

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