Several departments respond to Town of Vernon garage fire

Feb. 12, 2012
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By Gitte Laasby of the Journal Sentinel

Feb. 12, 2012 0

Officials are investigating a fire in an attached garage in Waukesha County that forced residents to evacuate early Sunday.

The Waukesha County Communications Center received a call at 3:20 a.m. that a garage was on fire on Pheasant Drive in the Town of Vernon, according to a news release by the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department.

When first responders arrived, there were flames coming into the house from the burning garage. Residents safely left the building, authorities said.

The sheriff's department is still investigating. The cause of the fire and a damage estimate were not released.

In addition to the sheriff's department, firefighters from Wales/Genesee, city of New Berlin, Tichigan, Tess Corners, the towns of Vernon and Waukesha, and villages of Big Bend, Mukwonago and Eagle responded to the incident.

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Gitte Laasby is the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Public Investigator. She investigates government issues and consumer affairs.

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