Fire Destroys Garage North of Effingham

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Published on November 26 2016 12:22 am
Last Updated on November 26 2016 12:22 am
Written by Greg Sapp

Fire destroyed a garage on the John Funneman property north of Effingham Friday night.

Sigel firefighters were called to the scene along 1800th Avenue, west of US Route 45 at 10:35pm. Mutual aid was also summoned from neighboring fire companies.

The cause of the fire has not been determined. John Funneman told our Greg Sapp at the scene that he had gone to bed, but another occupant of the house noticed the fire and phoned it in to Sigel firefighters.

No one was injured, but the garage was a total loss, as was an antique vehicle and a couple of ATVs stored inside.

Firefighters had the fire under control in less than an hour.