Police probe cause of Ripton garage fire
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Published: May 12, 2009
RIPTON — Vermont State Police are investigating a garage fire on Lincoln Road.
Police said Monday the cause of the fire that destroyed the unattached garage Friday night was undetermined.
A resident in the area reported the fire at about 10 p.m., police said, and the Ripton Fire Department arrived to find the building almost completely consumed. The Middlebury Fire Department also responded, and firefighters kept the flames from spreading to the main residence.
Police said the value of the garage was estimated at $25,000.
Anyone with information on the fire is asked to call the Vermont Arson Tip Award Program at 1-800-32-ARSON or the Vermont State Police at 388-4919.
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