Everyone got out of the Witherspoon Road home off Woodlawn Avenue after the smoky fire ignited and spread over the garage around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 12, responders said.
A second alarm was called within 15 minutes.
Firefighters had the blaze knocked down in under a half hour.
An investigator was requested, although a possible cause wasn't immediately disclosed.
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