Firefighters extinguish Sanford garage fire less than seven minutes after receiving call

A garage fire at a residence in Sanford was extinguished less than seven minutes after Seminole County firefighters received the call and were dispatched to the scene.

On Thursday, crews from the Seminole County Fire Department and Lake Mary Fire Department worked together to subdue a residential garage fire that broke out along Pearl Estates Lane in Sanford.

Emergency personnel say that from the time units were dispatched, to the time the fire extinguished, was less than seven minutes.

Although the fire ravaged through the entire garage, it was contained immediately and did not spread to the rest of the home.

Firefighters respond to residential garage fire in Sanford on August 4
Fire ravages garage at home on Pearl Estates Lane in Sanford

No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

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