Garage Fire in the North East

Firefighters were called out this morning for a garage fire on the 2700 block of 48 Street North East just after 0200 am. The home owners were alerted to the fire by a passerby who was banging on their front door to a get their attention. The rear double garage received extensive damage to the exterior and to the attic space. It appears that the fire started on the outside of the garage and climbed the wall into the attic. Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control quickly. A collector car was in the garage at the time of the fire but seemed to have received little damage. Investigators are now on scene to find the cause of the fire. No injuries were reported.