Firefighters extinguish a garage fire at a home on Old Dayton Pike March 16, 2017.Chattanooga firefighters extinguished a garage fire on Old Dayton Pike Thursday night, preventing the loss of a home.
Six fire companies responded to the 5000 block of Old Dayton Pike shortly before 7:00 p.m. and discovered the fire, which had started in the garage, was making its way into the attic by climbing an exterior wall, according to a news release.
Firefighters made an aggressive interior attack and stopped the blaze which was under control within 25 minutes.
The residents said they were away when the fire started and when they returned, they saw the fire in the garage and called 911. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.