Firefighters Extinguish Garage Fire In Bridgeport: FD

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Bridgeport firefighters doused a garage fire early Friday morning on Brooks Street, according to officials.

The fire was reported just after 4 a.m., which was contained to the garage in the rear of the home. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze.

Initially, fire officials had suspicions that a puppy mill was possibly being run from the site, due to the discovery of an animal structure at the garage.

Animal Control was called to the scene to investigate, but officials later said that the structure was just for family pets.

In an email to Patch, Scott Appleby, Bridgeport's Director of Emergency Management, said that "all animals were evacuated safely," and no injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.