Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
THE HURLEY Fire Department battles a fire that destroyed a garage and its contents at 104 Germania St. on Wednesday. The house, in the background, is obscured by heavy smoke.
HURLEY - A Wednesday fire destroyed an unattached garage and damaged the vinyl on the side of a house at 104 Germania St. in Hurley.
Hurley Fire Chief Darrell Petrusha said the garage was fully engulfed when firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 11:35 a.m.
He said no one was at home at the house, owned by Lois Chatterson, but there was a dog inside and it was saved.
Seventeen firefighters responded and were able to save the house, although the west side wall vinyl melted.
A car was a total loss inside the garage.
Firefighters were at the scene until about 1:40 p.m.
Petrusha said the cold north wind helped in the battle to keep the fire down and that was a factor is saving the house.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation.
