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.
Copyright 2023 WIFR. All rights reserved.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/MDLWF4N2R5DSNMIASWX7JSDK2I.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/RB6TPT5OFVGLLPN3FQ54XSLMAQ.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/WWTT3X5OHNESTK3OCSG3LYZ3OM.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/5PKOIFVHOBFWRJPTATGWPDR5XM.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/42HGGGKEOZBHZD6QYJKFPOIMXE.jfif)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/EPLG3XX4RJCTFARSDNFWPDR2FU.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/NPDTI2BPRNHN5DDVE34H645OX4.png)
/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net/03-20-2023/t_62e9f4a9c43f4982a79be7a54e4decd7_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg)