Tuesday, August 16th at 8:43 PM, Cedar Falls Fire Rescue was dispatched to a residential garage fire in the 1900 block of Lilac Ln. in Cedar Falls. Dispatch received a call from a resident at 1924 Lilac Ln. who advised that their attached garage was fully engulfed. Fire crews arrived on scene and found fire and heavy black smoke coming from the attached garage of the residence. Fire crews were able to make entry and extinguished the fire – on the inside and outside of the garage. There were four people in the home at the time of the fire and there were no injuries. The garage sustained significant smoke, fire and water damage, and fire crews were able to stop the fire from spreading to the attached home. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
