FIRE DESTROYS SHEFFIELD GARAGE

SMOKE SEEN MILES AWAY

Sheffield Village – Smoke could be seen from miles away as a large garage burned to the ground in Sheffield Village Monday afternoon.

Captain Greg David of the Sheffield Village Fire Department said that Firefighters responded to calls of garage fire at 4769 French Creek Road at 2:42 p.m. Monday. When Firefighters arrived they found the detached with heavy smoke and fire.

One neighbor said that people had been working in the garage earlier in the day hanging drywall and doing general renovations but had left a couple hours before the fire was spotted. Davis said that the cause of the fire is undetermined at this time and that there is no indication that the work that was being done started the blaze. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Sheffield Village received automatic mutual aid assistance from Avon, Sheffield Lake and Sheffield Township Fire Departments.

Davis said that Firefighters had the blaze out at 3:31 p.m.

There were no injuries reported.

Firefighters estimate the damage at $25,000.00.


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