KENMORE, N.Y. — Multiple volunteer fire companies from Kenmore and Tonawanda responded to a fire on Marquette Ave in Kenmore just before 11:30 P.M. Monday night.
One of the homeowners said off-camera that he heard loud popping from one of the garages and when he went out to check the whole garage went up in flame. The man got his family out and alerted his neighbors.
Kenmore Police arrived on the scene first and reported that one garage was completely engulfed in flame and spreading to neighboring structures.
The Kenmore fire chief told 2 on your side off-camera that 5 houses and 4 garages in total were involved. Incredibly, firefighters had the fire under control in about 45 minutes.
Several families have been displaced for at least tonight due to the ongoing investigation. The Kenmore Fire chief couldn’t give an approximate figure for the damages, but he said they’ll be starting at half a million dollars and it would likely go higher.
No injuries were reported by any of the residents as everyone made it out safely, nor were any firefighters injured. Fire investigators remain on the scene working to determine a cause