UPDATED: Fire Consumes Camper, Damages Garage at Albertville Home

UPDATED 10:23 P.M.

The Albertville Fire Chief Tate Mills released a fire report on Tuesday afternoon's fire.

"The investigation has been turned over to the homeowner's insurance company," Mills said.

The fire is believed to have started inside the RV that was located on the North side of the garage. After the fire completely consumed the RV, the fire spread into the garage and due to a small hole between the garage and the home's firewall, smoke did spread throughout the house.

"No one was home during the fire, so there were no injuries," Mills reported. "There is significant damage to the garage and smoke damage inside the home," he added.

"We have a great daytime crew that paid dividends in this one," he said, implying the fire could have been worse without St. Michael and Albertville Fire Departments on the scene, especially considering the home is surrounded by brush and fields.

Albertville City employees also help with daytime fire calls as well now and were on the scene both pumping water and directing traffic today.

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A quick response from Wright County deputies and the Albertville Fire Department, assisted by the St. Michael Fire Department, saved a home north of Albertville Tuesday afternoon after an RV parked outside the garage was leveled by a fire. 

The home, located at 7101 LaBeaux Avenue (County Road 19) on the Otsego/Albertville border, was spared major damage after firefighters knocked down the blaze, which had started in a camper. 

The call came in shortly before 1 p.m. to Wright County Dispatch. No injuries were reported, but the RV, which was parked on the north side of the home, was a total loss. 

Mike Jenkins, who works with Albertville Public Works, was directing traffic off of County Road 19 as firefighters did their job. Traffic was detoured on the busy road, north of the . 

Dennis Michaud, who was driving by on Interstate 94, drove around the detour and "had to come and check out what was happening." He said a new roof had just been put on the garage, and firefighters had to cut a hole in it to stop the fire from spreading through insulation. 

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