UPDATE: Garage destroyed, home damaged in Knowlton fire

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KNOWLTON (WAOW) -

Multiple fire departments kept a Knowlton home from going up in flames Wednesday morning.

Fire crews responded to the 2100 block of Dorie Lane around 8 a.m., after a neighbor reported a small garage fire.

By the time crews arrived, they say the fire already spread to the home.

EMT/Firefighter Denise Bjorklund of the Mosinee Fire District said "The roof has been fully involved, but the house appears to be just fine."

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A fire in the Town of Knowlton destroyed a garage and damaged a house Wednesday morning.

The fire started in the attached garage around 7:30 Wednesday morning and spread to the house on the 2100 block of Dorie Lane.

Officers say that everyone in the house was able to get out.

The garage was a total loss and the roof of the house was damaged. The rest of the house sustained smoke damage.

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