A Butler County couple and their twin daughters escaped a fire that destroyed their garage and part of their home last night on Swain Hill Road in Jackson, police said.

William and Ann Schlichtkrull and their 6-year-old daughters were not injured.

The family had been asleep when a neighbor noticed their garage on fire and awakened them around 11:15 p.m.

The garage and three of the four vehicles parked inside were destroyed, Jackson police Chief Len Keller said.

The home, which has been in the family for generations, sustained at least $500,000 in damage, Chief Keller said.