Garage Building Lost In 3AM Fire

No One Home At Time, No Electric Service To Building

Firefighters work to extinguish an early morning fire on Louisville Road.

Darren Doyle, story and photos:
Rocky Hill and Chalybeate Firefighters responded to 18035 Louisville Road, just west of Bluebird Valley around 3am this morning, November 12, 2017, to the report of a structure fire.

A burning detached garage building was nearly on the ground as emergency workers arrived, but they battled to keep the fire from spreading into nearby fields and the house in front of it, which was only a few feet away.

Firefighters assess the surrounding area at a garage fire.

Some siding from the back of the house had melted, but the house itself was saved. Officials on scene said no one lived at the house at the time and it had been undergoing remodeling. They also reported that the garage had no electric service. No one on scene knew who owned the property, and one firefighter said no one had lived there for quite some time. A passerby called to report the fire.

No cause of fire was given and those at the scene were suspicious with no electric service to the structure. 

No injuries were reported.