An early morning fire destroyed a garage and significantly damaged a house on Shields Ridge Road Tuesday, according to the Monroe Fire Protection District.
Firefighters arrived at approximately 4:30 a.m. to find a detached garage fully engulfed with flames as the fire was spreading to a home, according to a MFPD Facebook post. MFD Firefighters assisted by the Van Buren Fire Department stopped the spread of the fire in the house. The house was significantly damaged by the fire, and the garage was completely burned down.
Nobody was injured in the fire, but the cause is under investigation.