Landlord driving by sees garage on fire

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Jul 24, 2008 at 10:59 PM EST

Story Updated: Jul 24, 2008 at 11:01 PM EST

SOUTH BEND — During a routine drive-by, a landlord was surprised Thursday to find one of his properties on fire.

About 5 p.m., Chris Kohler, just finished with work, drove by one of his properties in the 300 block of East Ewing Street to find the unattached garage on fire.

South Bend firefighters extinguished the blaze in just a few minutes, Capt. Robert Brechtl said, but not before it burned the east wall down to its studs.

Kohler said the garage, which was sealed, was empty except for a few items left behind by previous tenants; there were no flammables inside.

The cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation.

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