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Garage Fire Spreads To Neighbouring Property

Firefighters respond to a garage fire at 27 Princess St N in Chatham, May 16, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue)

Damage is pegged at around $15,000 following a garage fire in Chatham.

Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue responded to the blaze at 27 Princess St. N on Tuesday at around 2:45 p.m.

Firefighters with Stations 1 and 2 arrived to find the detached garage fully engulfed in flames, which had also spread across the grass to a neighbour’s fence. The blaze was quickly extinguished, however, the garage and its contents were completely destroyed.

Damage to the garage is estimated at around $10,000 while damage to the neighbouring property is around $5,000.

No injuries have been reported and the cause of the fire remains undetermined at this time.

Firefighters respond to a garage fire at 27 Princess St N in Chatham, May 16, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue)