Firefighters battle garage fire in Chula Vista

Firefighters were battling a residential fire in Chula Vista Thursday.

The blaze was reported shortly before noon Thursday in the 4000 block of Palm Avenue, 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 safely evacuated from the residence without injury.

The cause of fire was under investigation.

The Chula Vista Fire Department assisted in the firefighting effort.

–City News Service