A fire destroyed a garage and damage a house Tuesday afternoon on Beech Ridge Drive in Hermon. Credit: Marie Weidmayer / BDN

A fire destroyed a garage and damaged a house in Hermon on Tuesday.

It started shortly before 4:30 p.m. and likely originated in the garage, Hermon Fire Chief Cody Sullivan said. There was a car in the garage when the fire started.

It’s too soon to know the cause, he said.

The garage was destroyed and the house sustained heavy damage in parts, Sullivan said. Firefighters were working to salvage belongings, he said.

A homeowner was present when the fire started and sustained minor injuries, Sullivan said.

Marie Weidmayer is a reporter covering crime and justice. A transplant to Maine, she was born and raised in Michigan, where she worked for MLive, covering the criminal justice system. She graduated from...

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