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Fire destroyed this garage Monday morning, Feb. 14, in the 300 block of 13th St., Lebanon.

According to the Lebanon Fire District, the blaze was reported at around 9 a.m.

Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found a fully involved detached garage fire threatening the main house. The residents were evacuating the structure; however, an elderly woman required assistance. So the arriving battalion chief helped an unidentified Good Samaritan help move her from her motorized wheelchair into a smaller wheelchair. Together, they were able to carry her out the front door because the back door,...