Two-car garage catches fire in Bloomington

Posted on February 1, 2023
No one was injured in the incident and the cause still remains under investigation. (Photo Courtesy of Bloomington Fire Department/Facebook)

By 25 News

BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Firefighters responded early Wednesday morning to a house fire in the 500 block of E. Walnut Street.

According to the Bloomington Fire Department, neighbors in the area called around 2:36 Wednesday morning for a report of a two-car garage home on fire.

The residents of the home were also notified by those same neighbors.

Fire crews made it to the scene within five minutes of the call and extinguished the fire about 30 minutes later.

The neighboring house sustained minor damage from the garage fire.

No one was injured in the incident and the cause still remains under investigation.

Damage totals are still being assessed.

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