Two Homes Evacuated After a Garage Fire Ignites on Cumberland Road

Police and fire investigators are attempting to determine the cause of a Tuesday evening garage fire that ignited in a home on Cumberland Road.

At roughly 6 p.m., the  received multiple calls about a garage fire in a tri-level home at W167N9567 Cumberland Rd. When the first responder, Deputy Fire Chief Don Umhoefer, arrived minutes later, he reported that flames were visible from the exterior of the garage.

A mother and two children were removed from the home safely. An elderly resident in the home adjacent at W167N9580 Cumberland Rd., also evacuated the home because the blaze had crossed the lot line and was causing minor exterior damage. Fire Chief Jeffrey Hevey said winds gusting at 15 to 20 miles per hour were fanning flames toward the other home.

No one was injured or required medical assistance.

After the first fire truck arrived on the scene, firefighters extinguished the blaze in about 10 minutes. The fire was contained in the garage and didn’t spread to the home, and the fire caused minor damage to the second home.

Hevey said officials hope to determine what caused the fire early Wednesday.