Garage, pickup, Corvette lost in fire

Gary McCall’s Florence neighbors rushed to his assistance with garden hoses Friday night when his pickup, Corvette, and garage caught fire, but the vehicles and garage were a total loss nonetheless.

Firefighters from Florence, Peabody, Marion, and Burns responded to the fire at 10:59 p.m. and spent an hour getting the fire contained.

Emergency manager Marcy Hostetler said firefighters were able to make sure no nearby buildings caught fire although the garage was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived.

Hostetler said Monday that a state fire marshal had been notified, but she wasn’t sure whether he had reached to the fire scene because of last weekend’s blizzard.

A report on the cause of the fire won’t be available until later, Hostetler said.