Maple Ridge firefighters were called to a house fire on Creekside Street on Tuesday afternoon.
Just before 4 p.m., a call came in about a lot of dark smoke coming from inside a garage at a two-storey house. Occupants of the house had evacuated.
As firefighters arrived on scene, one of the residents was putting out a small fire in the open garage.
Firefighters reported the fire was quickly extinguished. Paramedics and police also arrived on scene.
More details as they become available.
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