A New Kensington man is dealing with the aftermath of a fire that destroyed his garage.

Edward Chris Simak, who owns Wheel Deal Auto Sales, said he used the garage next to his home as a so-called man cave, allowing him to tinker on cars. A fire on Tuesday destroyed the garage.

"It's just sad, sad, sad. I feel like I lost a loved one here," Simak said. "Just devastating."

He and his friends built the garage from the ground up. Tinkering with cars inside allows him to connect with his late father, an auto-repairman.

"He's the only reason why this garage is here today," said Darin Simak, Edward Chris Simak's son.

Lost in the fire were the tools Edward's father passed along to him.

"This garage means more to me than my house," Edward Chris Simak said.

Edward Chris Simak said he spent $1

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