Dog dies, garage destroyed in Frenchcreek fire

A two-stall garage was destroyed in a fire that was reported at about 11:45 p.m. Sunday in Frenchcreek Township.

Polk fire chief Tom Sherman said nobody was injured in the blaze, but the owner’s dog died in the fire.

Sherman said the detached garage was fully involved and had already started collapsing when firefighters arrived at the scene along Mercer Road.

“I could actually see the glow in the sky from my house,” Sherman said about the blaze as he left from his home about a mile down the road from the scene.

“Their (the owners’) cars were in the garage, however they were able to get their cars out of there,” Sherman said.

Sherman said the garage and items inside were a total loss.

Sherman said the cause of the fire isn’t suspicious but is still under investigation by state police fire marshals.

Volunteer firefighters from Polk, Sandycreek, Rocky Grove, Utica, Reno, Seneca, Cooperstown, Sandy Lake and Stoneboro departments responded to the scene, Venango County 911 said.

The scene was cleared at about 2 a.m. Monday, Sherman said.