Crime & Safety
Mentor Fire Stops Garage Fire From Spreading To House
The fire caused about $10,000 worth of damage to a garage on Bauer Lane
The Mentor Fire department doused a garage fire before it could spread to an attached house Tuesday evening at 7255 Bauer Lane.
Battalion Chief Kevin Edmond said the department got the call for help at about 8:30 p.m.
Firefighters were able to contain the fire to part of the garage. The house was undamaged and still habitable.
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Edmond said the fire caused about $10,000 worth of damage.
Authorities are still investigating what caused the fire, though it is thought to be accidental, Edmond said. That is, to say, nobody deliberately set it.
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No one was injured by the fire.
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