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Fire crews retrieve 2 pets, put out Marion County garage fire

Fire crews were able to contain a fire to the garage of a home in the Ocala area. (Marion County Fire Rescue)

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A home garage caught on fire in Ocala early Tuesday morning, but fire crews were able to keep it from moving into the house.

At 1:54 a.m., Marion County Fire Rescue arrived at the home on 25 Dogwood Drive Course, in a neighborhood near SE 58th Avenue and SE Maricamp Road, to find smoke filling the home’s garage. Firefighters from Rolling Greens station, Belleview station, and Anthony station were called in to assist.

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Firefighters were able to stop the fire from spreading into the rest of the home.

The crews were also able to retrieve two family pets from inside the home.

The cause and origin of the fire remains under investigation.

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