Fire that started in garage heavily damages home north of Warsaw

Firefighters were met with a garage fire that quickly spread to the house on East Barrington Place Saturday afternoon. Photo by Gary Nieter, Times-Union

 

WARSAW — There were no injuries as a result of a house fire on Saturday afternoon.

Derek Tenney, fire chief for Plain Township Fire Department, said the fire department received the initial call about 3:28 p.m. Saturday to 267 E. Barrington Place, Warsaw.

When fire crews arrived on scene, the fire was in the garage and moving into the roof.

Tenney estimated there was damage to at least 50 percent of the residence.

Most of the fire crew left about 7:30 p.m. and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

According to county records, the property is owned by Chris and Jessica Powers.

Assisting agencies were WarsawWayne Fire Territory, Winona Lake Fire Department, Milford Fire Department, North Webster Fire Department and Atwood Fire Department.