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Crews extinguish fire in garage of Chesapeake home

Posted at 4:05 PM, Nov 27, 2014
and last updated 2014-11-27 16:48:22-05

Chesapeake, Va. - Fire crews in Chesapeake were able to quickly extinguish a house fire that broke out Thursday afternoon.

Calls reporting the fire were received just after 3:00 p.m. Crews arrived at the home in the 2200 block of Holly Berry Lane at 3:15 p.m.

Heavy smoke was showing from the attached garage in the two-story home. The fire was under control at 3:31 p.m.

Five people and a dog live in the home. Four were home at the time but no injuries were reported.

Family members say they don't know how the fire started but that they started smelling smoke coming from the garage.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.