No Injuries Reported In Cape Cod Car Fire

FALMOUTH, MA — A Falmouth home suffered heat and smoke damage after a car caught on fire in a residential garage, fire officials said.

At 3:40 p.m. on Monday, Falmouth officials were notified of an alarm activation on Shorewood Drive off of East Falmouth Highway. A second call came in soon after from a resident of the Shorewood Drive residence reporting that a car was on fire in the attached garage.

The incident was upgraded to a structure fire response, adding an extra fire engine and a ladder truck, along with support vehicles. The first arriving engine reported heavy smoke in the garage, and the incident was upgraded to a working fire.

This upgrade brought additional resources to the scene and provided town-wide coverage for additional calls.

The first-in engine company advanced an attack line into the garage through the living area of the residence. The garage was inaccessible through the garage door due to no outside door hardware.

The fire was knocked down and contained to the vehicle in the garage, with heat damage to the walls of the garage and a considerable amount of smoke damage to the residence, officials said.

There are no reported injuries, and the fire is under investigation by the Fire Rescue Department's Fire Investigation Unit and the Falmouth Police Department's Fire Investigation Unit.