A fire that broke out inside a garage on the southwest side of Dickinson was quickly contained by the Dickinson Fire Department Wednesday evening.
The Dickinson Fire Department received a report of a garage on fire at approximately 6 p.m. on the South Eighth Avenue West block on the southwest side of Dickinson. All of the occupants of the residence quickly evacuated out of the home safely and there were no injuries.
When the Dickinson Fire Department arrived at the home, the crew found an active fire inside the garage. With two engines, two ladders and 22 personnel at the scene, the fire was contained by 6:30 p.m. and were on the scene for approximately 90 minutes to monitor the scene, according to Dickinson Fire Chief Jeremy Presnell.
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There is an estimated damage cost of $60,000 to the garage and the contents as well as minor smoke damage to the inside of the residence. The fire began in the garage, but the cause of the incident is still under investigation, Presnell said.
“With the safety of our community being our priority, we are extremely glad that everyone made it out safe and we were able to minimize damage by containing the fire to the garage,” Presnell said.
