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MILFORD -ÊFire destroyed a garage and damaged a house Thursday afternoon near Milford.
Milford Fire Department was called to the Lee Beer residence at 12:59 p.m. Flames were coming through the roof of the attached garage when firefighters arrived on the scene. A van inside the garage also was destroyed. The fire spread to the house, burning an area where the garage was joined.
Ned Hunsberger of the MFD said today that Sandy Beer was at home when the fire broke out and heard a "bang" and smelled smoke before the fire was discovered. No one was injured in the fire.
A cause for the fire has not yet been determined. A damage estimate was not available.
Firefighters from Leesburg and Nappanee fire departments provided full assistance to Milford firefighters.
