Detached Garage Fire on Franklin Drive
- Kingman Fire Department responded to a detached garage structure fire early April 22, around 1:54 a.m. - Crews reported the fire self-vented through the roof at 1650 Franklin Drive with no civilian injuries reported. - The department released and later corrected its media statement; updates available from The Bee. (thebee.news)
A detached garage at 1650 Franklin Drive in Kingman was fully involved in fire when crews arrived at about 1:54 a.m. Tuesday, and no civilian injuries were reported. (thebee.news) The Kingman Fire Department said units E241, E221, E211, BAT2 and L234 were dispatched to the address on April 22, 2026. Firefighters found the garage burning heavily on arrival and moved into a defensive attack, using hose lines and an elevated master stream to control the fire. (thebee.news) The department’s first public statement said firefighters had initiated vertical ventilation, a tactic that cuts or opens the highest part of a roof to let heat and smoke escape. Later the same day, a corrected release said crews did not perform that tactic and that the fire had vented itself through the roof. (thebee.news 1) (thebee.news 2) That correction changed the basic account of how the fire behaved before or during suppression. The updated statement said officials issued the revision so the public and other stakeholders would have an accurate description of the scene. (thebee.news) The department also said no one was inside the detached garage at the time of the fire, and no firefighter injuries were reported on scene. The cause remained under investigation as of the April 22 release. (thebee.news) Kingman’s fire service describes itself as a volunteer department serving the city and surrounding areas. On Franklin Drive this week, that department’s public account shifted from a firefighter-made roof opening to a fire that broke through the roof on its own. (cityofkingman.com) (thebee.news) For now, the confirmed facts are narrower than the first release suggested: a detached garage burned, crews fought it defensively, nobody inside was hurt, and investigators have not yet announced a cause. (thebee.news 1) (thebee.news 2)
