RACINE – No one was injured in a garage fire that happened at a residence located at 5226 Marboro Drive Thursday night.
The Racine Fire and Racine Police departments were called at 11:15 p.m. to a report of a garage fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters had to use multiple lines to put out the fire.
David and Shalanda Bedford own the home. The garage fire started near an interior west wall in the garage, but the cause is under investigation.
The estimated loss is set at $45,000. The garage was turned over to the Bedfords.
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