By Shereen Siewert
UPDATED: Fire officials are working to pinpoint the cause of a blaze that badly damaged an Edgar home on Monday.
Crews spent several hours extinguishing the blaze, which was reported at 9:25 a.m. and brought under control by about 11:30 a.m. The home, in the 700 block of West Street in Edgar, sustained significant damage.
No one was home at the time the blaze broke out.
Authorities say the blaze appears to have started in the garage and does not appear suspicious.
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Crews from multiple area fire departments are at the scene of a house fire reported Monday morning in Edgar.
The blaze was reported at about 9:25 a.m. in the 700 block of West Street in Edgar. Firefighters from Edgar, Marathon, Stratford, Athens and the Salvation Army were called to the scene.
According to emergency scanner traffic, the home is fully involved. There’s no word yet on injuries or what caused the blaze.
This story will be updated.
