A home and attached garage are severely damaged in a fire that prompted a retired firefighter who was walking his dog to check the house and make sure no one was inside.
Fire units from Janesville and Beloit were called to a home on the 6200 block of South Edgewater Drive just before 4:00 Tuesday afternoon. The house is located on the western bank of the Rock River between Janesville and Beloit.
Two vehicles burned in the fire, an SUV and a car. One vehicle was in the garage; one was parked just outside
Three people were displaced by the fire. No one was home at the time of the fire.
David Ferger, a neighbor and retired Beloit firefighter, said he went inside the house to make sure no one was trapped there.
The fire department says Ferger’s help was extremely valuable.
