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At 830 AM on Monday morning the Vancouver fire department responded to a garage fire in east Vancouver. First arriving crews to the Country-Side Woods neighborhood home found smoke and fire coming from the garage of a single story house. Firefighters extended a hose line and quickly extinguished the fire in the garage, which included two vehicles that were on fire. There were no reported injuries and all occupants were able to evacuate safely. A total of 16 firefighters were dispatched along with 2 battalion chiefs to combat the blaze. Firefighters were on scene for about an hour and a half. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Vancouver Fire Marshall's Office.