An accidental electrical fire Saturday afternoon destroyed the garage at the Highland Road estate of Jim Bernhard, The Shaw Group chairman, president and CEO. No one was injured in the blaze and the main house was undamaged, says Eldon Ledoux, a spokesman for the St. George Fire Protection District. St. George fire crews got the call shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday, and it took them 90 minutes to put the fire under control. Ledoux says the fire was caused by an electrical failure or malfunction. —Timothy Boone
Electrical fire destroys garage at Bernhard home
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