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Firefighters battle blaze in southwest Edmonton garage

Fire crews could be seen fighting a fire at a garage on Blackburn Drive in southwest Edmonton on Friday night. Karen Bartko/ Global News

Fire crews could be seen fighting a fire at a garage on Blackburn Drive in southwest Edmonton on Friday night.

The garage is attached to a home located west of Calgary Trail.

At least one person reported being able to see thick plumes of smoke coming from the blaze from several kilometres away.

A spokesperson for Edmonton Fire Rescue Services said crews were called to the scene at 8:03 p.m. When they arrived, firefighters discovered a working fire in the attached garage.

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They said all of the home’s occupants were already out of the residence when crews arrived.

A spokesperson said the fire was brought under control by 8:47 p.m. and that no injuries were reported.

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Damage was reportedly contained mostly to just the garage.

Investigators were called to the scene to try and determine what sparked the blaze and to assess the damage.

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