A home near New London was destroyed by fire over the weekend. According to Fire Captain Don Conat, crews were called to the Jerry Holm residence at W9661 County Hiway “S” just after 10 Saturday night for a garage fire. When they arrived the flames had already spread to the house, a camper, a vehicle, and the next-door neighbor’s garage. Both the Holm house and garage were total losses, as was a vehicle inside the garage. The damage is estimated at over 200-thousand dollars. Fire crews from Hortonville, Ellington, Shiocton, Dale, and Bear Creek helped battle the blaze, and the Red Cross was on hand to assist the family. Conat says the cause of the fire remains under investigation, but the owner was using a battery charger in the garage just prior to the fire starting.