Russell FD responds to garage and house fire Sunday

Russell emergency responders were called to a fully engulfed garage fire Sunday night at  1709 North Maple Street, which also burned a portion of the adjacent house. (Photos courtesy Russell Fire Department) — Russell emergency responders were called to a fully engulfed garage fire Sunday night at 1709 North Maple Street, which also burned a portion of the adjacent house. (Photos courtesy Russell Fire Department)

Russell Fire Department

RUSSELL — At 8:43 p.m. Sunday, the Russell Fire Department was paged for a structure fire involving a garage and a residence at 1709 N. Maple in Russell.

First-arriving fire personnel observed a garage that was fully engulfed and the back southeast corner of the residence on fire. The residence next door was also taking damage due to the extreme heat.

Crews were able to extinguish the fire on the side of the house before it entered the residence. Crews were also able to extinguish the garage fire and kept minimal damage to the neighbor's house. The garage was a total loss, the residence had minor damage to the roof and siding, and the neighbor's house had melted siding along with cracked windows from the heat. The fire was ruled under control at 9:44 p.m., and crews remained on scene until 10:26 p.m. looking for extension and hot spots.

The City of Russell Fire Department would like to thank the Russell Police Department, Russell County EMS, Russell County Sheriff's Office, Russell Electric Department, Russell County Emergency Management and Russell County 911.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The cause of a garage fire in Russell Oct. 24 is under investigation. (Photo courtesy Russell Fire Department)

A corner of the house near the garage was also burned in the blaze. (Photo courtesy Russell Fire Department)