Garage fire near Red Bud

Firefighters assess the damage late Sunday afternoon on Lakeshore Drive near Red Bud. (Alan Dooley photo)

The Red Bud Fire Department responded shortly before 4:30 p.m. Sunday to a fire inside the attached garage of a home in the 6400 block of Lakeshore Drive off Russell Drive west of Red Bud in rural Monroe County.

All occupants of the residence were reported to have exited without incident. The garage sustained heavy fire damage, with at least one vehicle inside also damaged. The owners of the home are Chad and Rachel Steingrubey.

The Hecker Fire Department provided assistance at the scene. Monroe County EMS also responded.

Firemen wrap up at the scene of Sunday’s fire west of Red Bud. (Alan Dooley photo)

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