Sterling firefighters contain garage fire on Pawnee Drive

STERLING, Colo. - Sterling firefighters responded to a reported structure fire Thursday night at a home in the 500 block of Pawnee Drive, where crews found smoke coming from an attached garage.

According to the Sterling Fire Department, Station 1 units were dispatched just after 7 p.m. following a report of a fire inside a garage. First-arriving crews found a two-story residence with smoke showing from the attached garage.

Firefighters deployed an attack line to the garage to extinguish the fire while additional crews searched the home to ensure no occupants were inside. Crews then opened up the garage area to fully extinguish hot spots and confirm the fire had not spread into the living areas of the home.

The fire was brought under control without extension into the residence, and crews cleared the scene shortly after 8 p.m.

No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire was not immediately released.