ROCHELLE — There were no injuries and a small dog shed was a total loss after a Tuesday afternoon fire, Rochelle Fire Department Lt. Josh Lewis said. 

On Tuesday afternoon at approximately 1:30 p.m., RFD responded to a shed fire at 247 Kelley Drive in a backyard. Firefighters arrived to find a fully involved fire with the tree above it and a nearby fence suffering burn damage as well. Firefighters then extinguished the fire. There were no injuries to residents, firefighters or pets, Lewis said.

Lewis said the dog shed was likely valued at around $1,000-2,000. The pets were nearby on Tuesday but were a safe distance from the fire, he said. RFD was the only department called to the scene. Lewis said the cause of the fire was not suspicious and was accidental in nature. 

“There was possible danger to other exposed buildings in the area of the fire while it was burning,” Lewis said. “It caught the tree on fire and next in line to burn was the house and another shed nearby. Luckily, that didn’t happen.”