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News: Garage In North Highlands Catches Fire

NORTH HIGHLANDS (CBS13) - A fire destroyed the garage of a North Highlands home overnight.

The blaze started just before 2 a.m. on North Country Drive near Brown Otter Drive. Walter Williams, a retired air force veteran, lives alone in the home and was able to get out safely, thanks to a fire alarm.

"I was just sitting reading and I heard a loud pop. I heard the fire alarm go off, and I started to go in the garage and flames were coming from underneath the door," said Williams.

The fire badly damaged the garage, but didn't reach any neighboring homes.

Williams' prized possession, a car belonging to his late wife, was in the garage.

Police have not said what caused the fire.

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