Fire Department Responds To A Garage Fire In Neligh

Neligh firefighters responded to a car on fire inside of a garage late Monday morning.

After battling the fire from several entry points, firefighters were able to extinguish the fire and pull out the sedan from 102 C Street in east Neligh. The call came in around 10:30 a.m.

The house is owned by June Andersen. 

More than a dozen firefighters responded to the fire. Also on scene were the Neligh Police Department, Neligh Rescue, Neligh-Oakdale Jaws of Life and the City of Neligh.

This is the second fire near Neligh in the last 24 hours. The department was called to a grass and structure fire around 6 p.m. northwest of Neligh, where about an acre of grassland was burned, along with an abandoned house.