PHOTO: Firefighters from three counties responded to a large fire that started in a garage on Thursday afternoon.
Plumes of smoke could be seen for miles as flames destroyed a garage in the 2700 block of Cannon Farm Road near China Grove. Dozens of firefighters from Cabarrus, Iredell, and Rowan were on the scene working to extinguish that fire and keep it from spreading to a nearby home.
“Upon notification, Enochville Fire & Rescue responded to the scene along with their mutual aid partners,” stated Daniel Jenkins, Assistant Chief of Enochville Fire & Rescue. “Firefighters arrived moments later to find a large garage fully involved in flames and impinging on another structure. Due to the heavy fire involvement and the structure beginning to collapse, firefighters were unable to enter the involved building. Firefighters battled the flames for almost 30 minutes before bringing it under control.”