Firefighters did not give a damage estimate Friday evening, but said nothing valuable was inside the garage.

Tomi Fekech -- who lives at the home with her grandmother, Eleanor Garity -- was inside when the fire started. Ms. Fekech said she smelled smoke, but thought it was coming from a neighbor’s property.

Outside, Ms. Fekech’s friend Travis Ferguson spotted the fire shortly after it started. Ferguson, who said the garage went up quickly, tried to put out the fire with a garden hose before firefighters arrived. Ferguson was unsuccessful.

"I’m so glad it didn’t hit the house," he said.

Firefighters said the blaze started in a pile of rags and debris in a corner of the garage.