Newberry Garage Fire - Mostly Smoke Damage

NEWBERRY ‒ Crews from the Newberry Fire Department (E28), Alachua County Fire Rescue and the High Springs Fire Department were called to the scene of a fire in the 900 block of Northwest 252^nd Drive in Newberry late Wednesday night, March 2. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy smoke coming from the garage.

Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire, which was contained to the garage.

“Most of the damage to the garage was smoke damage,” said Newberry Fire Chief Ben Buckner. No firefighter injuries were reported and the residents were able to exit the house safely.

Alachua County Fire Rescue is investigating the cause of the fire.

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