Early morning fire causes significant damage to garage, cars in Oakwood neighborhood

OAKWOOD — UPDATE @ 6:45 a.m.:

Multiple fire crews from Oakwood and surrounding departments were called to battle a garage fire early Tuesday morning.

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Firefighters were first dispatched just before 4:30 a.m. to the area of Roanoke and Hilltop avenues in Oakwood on reports of a structure fire.

First firefighters on the scene reported the structure on fire appeared to be unoccupied. However, firefighters were checking nearby homes to alert neighbors about the fire, emergency scanner traffic indicates.

Our crew on the scene observed at least two cars were inside the garage, both with significant damaged. Firefighters brought the fire under control by 5:30 a.m.

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No injuries were initially reported, Oakwood dispatchers told News Center 7.

An Oakwood Public Safety captain declined to release additional information about the fire. However he noted the fire was still under investigation and a cause has not been determined.

A damage estimate was not immediately known.

Our crew remains on the scene and we’ll update this story as we learn more.

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