Fire Destroys Garage, Car, Motorcycle: Police

RACINE COUNTY, WI — A garage fire claimed a vehicle, motorcycle and the garaged that contained them both on Sunday, authorities are reporting.

On Sunday, Jan. 7, just before noon, authorities responded to a fire on the 800 block of 15th Ave. in the Village of Grove.

According to the Racine County Sheriff's office, the 911 caller said that a detached 2-car garage had thick black smoke inside and could see flames.

A Racine County Sheriff's deputy was the first responder on the scene and reported that the garage was fully engulfed in flames, and that there was nobody inside.

Authorities said that the Union Grove Yorkville Fire Department arrived on scene and quickly knocked the fire down. The Kansasville and Raymond Fire Departments also responded and assisted at the scene.

The cause of the fire is unknown and the structure is a total loss as were the contents. Some of the items lost in the fire were a car and a motorcycle. The investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing and there were no reported injuries to anyone on the scene.

Image Via Racine County Sheriff's Office