Two people were safely removed from what turned into a two-alarm fire in Springfield on Wednesday.

The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office was first to arrive on scene and reported the back of the building. located at 2936 S. MacArthur Blvd., was engulfed in flames.

Initial reports advised incoming units that two people were removed from the building prior to the Springfield Fire Department's first unit arriving.

When crews did arrive, they found a two story mixed occupancy building with a fire coming from the second floor in the rear of the building.

SFD said a language barrier existed with the two people who were removed made it was unclear if all of the occupants were accounted for.

The fire was elevated to a second alarm response.

Initial crews made an aggressive interior attack and kept the fire from extending to the rest of the building. Crews searched both floors for any remaining occupants and found none. Occupants that were removed from the building were evaluated on scene by ambulances on scene.

A total of 46 firefighters responded to this scene.

No injuries reported. Two occupants were displaced. The fire was contained to the 2nd floor of the building.

The cause of this fire is still under investigation.