PHILLIPS – A fast-moving fire destroyed a garage and spread to the nearby house, damaging it on Bridge Street Tuesday afternoon.
Homowner Paul Wilcox said he had been working on his lawn mower in the garage and then went inside the house.
“I heard a bang and went out to the garage,” he said. He looked inside the garage and saw it filling with smoke and something was on fire. He called for the fire department at 1:16 p.m.
Wilcox, who lives at the home with his wife Brenda Wilcox, watched as the fire quickly engulf the garage.
“Both sides of the garage were on fire,” he said. Then he noticed the side of his house, a short distance from the garage, started to catch fire.
“I tried to keep the garden hose on the house, but couldn’t keep it back,” Wilcox said. Deputy Sandy Burke of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, arrived on scene first and made sure no one else was inside and that the couple’s dog and cat made it outside. Brenda Wilcox was at work at the time.
Phillips and Strong fire departments arrived and worked to contain the blaze to the garage.
Fire could be seen on the exterior of the two bedrooms upstairs and was in the attic, Wilcox said. The extent of the damage had not been determined as of yet.
Sorry for the loss that you had, glad that everyone is ok
Paul and Brenda, so sorry you have to go thru this. Just glad no one was hurt.
If there is anything at all we can help with please let us know.
So sorry,glad no one was injured.
So sorry , so sad, My friends. If theres anything you need, Or think that i could do to help I certainly would. Please Ask. we are Glad that you are all Ok. Things can be replaced. We love you. Keep Strong! Hugs from the Huntoon Family
So sorry! That’s just awful! Thank goodness for the quick response of the fire fighters! Great job keeping it under control.
So, so sorry!!
Those two people are some of the hardest working folks you’ll ever meet. I sure hope they can recover.
I am so sorry for your loss need any thing just let me know thinking of you and Paul glad you are all ok
Sorry just glad everyone is ok. Let us know if we can be of help.
So sorry Paul and Brenda, such a sad thing, glad to here that everyone is safe. You guys are in our thoughts and prayers. Beanie and Lauraly.
Brenda and Paul, so sorry when I heard about your home. Know that we are thinking of you guys and hoping there is something we can do for you, just let us know what you need from us. Melany and Michael.
So Sorry for your loss, glad that you and your animals are safe, if there is anything that we can help with, don’t hesitate to call
So sorry this happened. I’m glad no one was hurt.
Thinking of you, Brenda. I’m glad your family is okay.
So sorry. Glad everyone is safe.
So sorry to read about your fire. I was glad to hear you both are ok and that your pets are too.
THOUGH WE ARE MILES APART IF WE CAN HELP IN ANY WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW GLAD YOU ARE ALL SAFE
So sorry for your loss, glad to hear you are all okay! If there is anything I can do let me know.