The fire at 3116 12th Ave. N. was reported at 4:24 p.m.

According to Fire Department reports, the owners of the home were in the back yard when they noticed smoke.

They opened a door and saw that one of the two cars in the attached garage was on fire. The flames soon spread to the other car and the garage itself.

When firefighters arrived they used a hoseline to extinguish the fire in the garage while another hoseline was taken into the house to put out any flames that started to spread into it.

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Fort Dodge firefighters remove siding and insulation to check for hot spots following a fire Sunday afternoon at 3116 12th Ave. N. The fire destroyed two cars and the attached garage, but the house was saved.

“Crews were able to make a knock down of the heavy fire, preventing it from spreading through the house,” Fire Chief Steve Hergenreter said.

No one was injured.

The two cars and the garage sustained heavy fire damage, according to the Fire Department. The house sustained serious smoke damage.

Fort Dodge police responded to the scene with firefighters. The damaged vehicles were removed by Mid Iowa Towing. MidAmerican Energy disconnected the utilities at the house.

The house is owned by Timothy and Kristen Burns, according to online records of the Webster County Assessor’s Office.

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A Fort Dodge firefighter pulls a hose into the house at 3116 12th Ave. N. Sunday. The hose was used to stop flames from spreading from the attached garage into the house.