Hobart, IN – Firefighters responded to a heavily involved garage fire in Hobart, part of northwest Indiana’s Lake County and the greater Chicago area, with officials reporting no injuries.
According to the Hobart Fire Department, crews responded to a structure fire in the 600 block of Water Street and discovered a garage heavily involved in flames upon arrival.
Photos released by the department show significant fire and smoke coming from the structure as crews worked at the scene. Other images show firefighters operating inside and around the damaged garage after flames were knocked down.
Firefighters quickly deployed hose lines and extinguished the blaze, bringing the incident under control, according to the department.
No injuries were reported.
Officials did not immediately provide information about what may have started the fire or the estimated amount of damage to the structure and its contents.
The department also did not indicate whether the fire threatened or damaged any neighboring homes or other nearby structures.
The response occurred in Hobart, a Lake County community southeast of Gary and within the broader Chicago metropolitan region.
Garage and structure fires can create additional hazards for responding crews because of vehicles, fuel, propane cylinders and other potentially combustible materials that may be stored inside. Authorities did not report whether any such materials played a role in this incident.
The Hobart Fire Department praised its firefighters for what it described as a fast and effective response.
Additional information about the cause of the Water Street fire was not immediately released.
