Neighbor and newspaper deliverer saw flames and called 911.
Authorities are investigating the cause of an early morning garage fire that caused an estimated $35,000 but caused no injuries. The fire at 202 S. 6th St. was reported simultaneously at 5:16 a.m. Friday by a neighbor and a newspaper deliverer, said interim St. Charles Fire Chief Joseph Schelstreet. Firefighters were on the scene four minutes later to find a two-car garage well-involved in fire, which also affected two vehicles in the driveway. Firefighters brought the fire under control in about 30 minutes, Schelstreet, although they stayed on the scene until after 7 a.m. as they performed overhaul and conducted the fire investigation.
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A vehicle was also damaged in the blaze. Here are some photos from the scene.
Editor's note: This post was updated Thursday evening with more photos of the fire and the Batavia Fire Dept.'s work to extinguish it. A fire on Thanksgiving Day damaged a garage and a vehicle on Batavia's east side, officials said. The fire occurred on the 500 block of North Washington Avenue (Route 25). The Batavia Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a structure fire there at 11:27 a.m. Thursday, according to a press release. The first unit on the scene reported a working fire to the rear of the home in a lower-level garage. The fire companies advanced a hose line to the rear of the structure to extinguish the blaze. Additional fire companies checked for fire extension above the garage. They ventilated the area after the main …
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Timothy
12:47 am on Monday, November 26, 2012
This sounds like someone was trying to get out of debt. Knowing they couldn't just burn the car down or crash the car they decided to burn down their own garage. Everyone around this time have financial situations and this was there way out. more ›