THUNDER BAY - Two fires kept crews with Thunder Bay Fire Rescue busy early Thursday morning.
According to a media release issued by Thunder Bay Rescue, crews responded to a report of a small fire in a laneway on Syndicate Avenue North around 3 a.m.
The first arriving unit on the scene encountered a garage fully involved in flames and called for additional resources.
Two pumpers quickly brought the fire under control with two attack lines.
The garage suffered extensive damage and the house suffered light damage as a result of the garage fire.
Shortly after clearing from the initial fire, crews were dispatched to the 100 block of Limbrick Avenue to a structural fire.
The first arriving unit encountered smoke coming from a basement apartment.
The crew quickly deployed multiple attack lines and extinguished the basement fire.
Two residents from the upstairs apartment were notified by working smoke alarms and exited the building.
The apartment suffered significant damage to the room and additional damage to the remainder of the apartment.
