Thick smoke could be seen billowing from a northwest Edmonton home as crews worked to douse a blaze early Tuesday afternoon.
Shortly after 12:30 p.m., firefighters were called a home in the area of 137 Avenue and 137 Street.
Crews arrived on scene within five minutes to find a single-family home and the garage on fire.
Five fire crews, along with EMS and police, were called to the scene, according to a spokesperson with Edmonton Fire Rescue Services.
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The fire in the garage was under control just before 1 p.m., while the house fire was under control just after 1 p.m.
Suzzette Mellado with the City of Edmonton said no one was home at the time.
It’s not known how the fire started.
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