Overview
- A house fire in a neighborhood near Wilshire Boulevard and Council Road, discovered Thursday morning during passing storms, sent heavy smoke from the garage.
- Working smoke alarms woke the family, who evacuated and flagged a passing driver to call 911.
- Fire crews contained the flames mainly to the garage, rescued two cats, and reported no injuries.
- Officials estimated about $10,000 in damage and said the blaze appears to have started in the garage with minor smoke throughout the home.
- Investigators have not identified a cause and recorded a resident's account that she had been burning sage beforehand.