Kewanee firefighters worked to put out a garage fire at 1209 June Street on Sunday, Feb. 25. [Photo by Susan DeVilder]

At approximately 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, the Kewanee Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire in the 1200 block of June Street.

Fire Chief Stephen Welgat said that by the time firefighters arrived on the scene at 1209 June St., a free-standing garage was pretty well engulfed in flames. Firefighters worked to put out the blaze, but Welgat said that the garage was a total loss and because the damage was so extensive, the cause of the fire will most likely be difficult to determine.

A firefighter escorts the occupant of 1209 June Street back into the house to retrieve his shoes. [Photo by Susan DeVilder]

According to Welgat, there was no vehicle inside the garage, but there were some tools and a generator. There were no injuries reported.