Early Sunday fire destroys garage, damages home in southeast Rochester

ROCHESTER — An early Sunday fire destroyed a garage and damaged a nearby home in southeast Rochester, according to the Rochester Fire Department. Fire crews were sent to the 1700 block of 19th Avenue Southeast just before 3:30 a.m.

Sunday for a report of a garage on fire. They found a detached garage on fire with flames starting to spread to an adjacent trailer home. Crews began extinguishing the fire on the exterior of the home and then knocked down the fire on the garage.



ADVERTISEMENT The garage and its contents were a total loss, while the home suffered moderate exterior fire damage, according to the fire department. Rescue crews searched the home and found no one inside. Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service, the Rochester Police Department, Rochester Public Utilities and the American Red Cross assisted at the scene.

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