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Blaze causes extensive damage to northeast Calgary garage, firefighter injured

The aftermath of an early morning garage fire on Oct. 9, 2021 in the northeast community of Martindale. Global News

A Calgary firefighter suffered minor injuries following an early morning garage fire in the northeast.

The Calgary Fire Department said crews were called at around 5:30 a.m. Saturday to the 100 block of Martindale Drive where they found a detached garage in the back alley on fire along with a small trailer that was adjacent to it.

The fire was quickly brought under control, though there is extensive damage to the garage and trailer.

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Both the main home and the siding of the garages beside the one that was on fire suffered heat damage.

One person who was inside the home was safely evacuated.

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The cause of the fire remains under investigation and fire crews were expected to be on scene throughout the day.

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