Firefighters battle garage fire in Chula Vista

San Diego Fire-Rescue vehicle
San Diego Fire-Rescue vehicle
A San Diego Fire-Rescue Department vehicle. FILE Photo by Alexander Nguyen/Times of San Diego)

Firefighters were battling a residential fire in Chula Vista Thursday.

The blaze was reported shortly before noon Thursday at 4021 Palm Ave., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

Officials said there was heavy fire in the garage of the single-family residential structure.

“Firefighters are actively working on it. The garage is pretty well involved,” SDFR spokesman Jason Shanley said. “We’re not sure whether the fire has spread to the inside of the home. There likely will be smoke damage, though we haven’t been able to get inside the home yet.”

Shanley said three adults and three dogs were safely evacuated from the residence without injury.

The department said 28 personnel were dispatched to the scene along with five fire engines, one truck, two battalion chiefs, and one medic.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.

The Chula Vista Fire Department assisted in the firefighting effort.

–City News Service

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