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BRIEFLY BLAZE IN GARAGE DAMAGES HOUSE.


CANYON COUNTRY - A garage fire was quickly extinguished ex·tin·guish  
tr.v. ex·tin·guished, ex·tin·guish·ing, ex·tin·guish·es
1. To put out (a fire, for example); quench.

2. To put an end to (hopes, for example); destroy. See Synonyms at abolish.

3.
 Monday morning in Canyon Country, but not before causing $110,000 worth of damage to the home, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  County fire officials reported.

Firefighters responded to a 2:12 a.m. call reporting smoke and fire coming from the garage of a home in the 15600 block of Saul Court. By 2:33 a.m. the fire was knocked down. Damage to the garage was estimated at $100,000, with an additional estimated $10,000 in damage to the contents of the house.

Inspector Mike McCormack Mike McCormack may refer to
  • Mike McCormack (football player), who played with the Cleveland Browns and coached the Eagles, Colts, and Seahawks;
  • Mike McCormack (politician), retired congressional representative from Washington.
  • Mike McCormack (irish writer)
 credited working smoke alarms with the quick evacuation evacuation /evac·u·a·tion/ (e-vak?u-a´shun)
1. an emptying.

2. catharsis; emptying of the bowels.


e·vac·u·a·tion
n.
 of the family of four, who escaped without injury. The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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