Sorry I’m a little late in getting this blog posted. We had a garage fire at our house yesterday so I’m a little discombobulated.  I was out Christmas shopping at the time so missed the whole thing.

Fortunately our neighbor happened to be outside and noticed the smoke coming from the garage. He got his cell phone and rang the doorbell. My husband was laying in bed watching television. He knew we were expecting a FedEx delivery and figured they were dropping it off so ignored the door bell. The second time it rang he figured they must need a signature so went to the door. Our neighbor called the fire department as he explained what was happening. My husband opened the door from the house to the garage. Smoke engulfed him and he tried to open the garage door. It didn’t work. He went outside where we have a keypad to open the door. Fortunately that worked so he took the garden hose and put out the fire.

The fire started near the utility sink which melted. So did the PVC pipes providing water to the sink. Water shot up. Hubby then had to shut the water off to our house. By that time the fire department arrived along with an ambulance. No need for either but they accessed the damage and wrote up a report which we need for the insurance claim.

I arrived home to find my husband and some of his friends standing in the garage. I’m totally oblivious to what had transpired until I noticed the black soot on everything.

Thanks to our neighbor, David, no one was hurt and no major damage occurred. Whew!  Thank goodness for great neighbors.