The task of doing simple yard work turned into a scary situation for a Sturgeon Bay homeowner on Tuesday evening. The Door County Sheriff's office was dispatched at 7:30p.m. and Southern Door Fire, Algoma Fire, and BUG Fire responded to a report of a black smoke in the air due to a garage fire on County Highway H.
“The homeowner was burning some weeds with an open flame torch and it got a little too close to the building and it actually kind of crawled up inside the wood siding,” said Southern Door Fire Chief Rich Olson.
Olson said a spark started the fire and that the firefighters were on scene for an hour, but contained the initial blaze in around ten minutes. Despite smoke damage to the garage contents, Olson noted that the structure itself was saved and is still usable. No injuries were reported and no transport was needed by Door County EMS.
