Fire investigators are looking into what started a second fire that significantly damaged a Throop home Monday morning, following an earlier fire in the home's garage.

Throop Fire Chief Joseph DiFabio said his department originally responded to the garage fire located at the house owned by Harold and Barbara Daniel at 2003 Turnpike Road, Throop, at 6:45 p.m. Sunday.

The fire, which was started by a lawn mower, did minimal damage to the raised ranch house the garage was attached to before firefighters from Throop, Aurelius, Red Jacket, Port Byron, Weedsport, Sennett, Owasco and Auburn extinguished it, DiFabio said.

But at 5:50 a.m. Monday, the Throop Fire Department responded to a second fire at the same address, which significantly damaged the $132,000 house.

One possible cause for the second fire could be the type of insulation used in the house, which can be difficult for firefighters to extinguish, DiFabio said.

No one was injured during the fire and the owners will be staying with friends and family.

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