Overnight garage fire in Rockford destroys multiple cars
Published: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:56 AM CST
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A garage fire in the early hours of Thursday morning leaves two cars destroyed and one damaged.
Rockford Fire officials responded to the 1500 block of 16th Avenue just before 1:30 a.m. after neighbors reported a garage on fire. The structure, shared by a duplex, was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.
The two cars inside the garage are a total loss, and a car parked a few feet away suffered moderate burns.
No one was injured in the blaze, but around $60,000 in damages were done.
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