Garage and vehicles destroyed by fire in Breckenridge

BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — A garage and several vehicles were destroyed by fire in Breckenridge, Minnesota on Thursday, Nov. 27.

Firefighters responded to 212 8th Street South around 8:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving. Breckenridge Assistant Fire Chief Rob Jirak says a detached garage was fully engulfed when they arrived.

Firefighters and Breckenridge Police had roads blocked off in the area as they worked to get the fire under control. Heavy, black smoke was seen billowing from the garage.

The city street department used a payloader to remove three vehicles from the garage so firefighters could knock down the flames.

No one was hurt and the fire did not impact the house or neighboring properties.

The garage and all three vehicles are a total loss. Jirak says it appears the fire was caused by an electrical fault inside the garage.