The cause of a garage fire in Gore on Wednesday is yet to be confirmed, but a fire investigator says it is not suspicious.
Gore firefighters were called to the house on Wigan St, about 8.55am.
Two cars were believed to be in the garage and loud popping noises could be heard coming from inside the building, which was well ablaze.
The garage was down a driveway at the back of a house.
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On Wednesday afternoon, fire investigator Scott Lanauze said he was not in a position to say what the cause of the fire was, until he did more research.
The structure was a two-bay domestic garage with a lean-to workshop, he said.
There was substantial damage after the fire vented out of doors and the two cars were indiscernible, Lanauze said.
Firefighters attending a fire at a house in Gore.
No-one was home at the time of the fire, but the owners had been home since, he said.
A passerby called 111 after seeing the fire and the Gore brigade prevented it spreading to neighbouring structures, Lanauze said.
It was hard to tell if it was an electrical fire because there were other potential ignition sources, he said.
The safety message was that the earlier emergency services were called, they earlier they could act, he said.
A garage smokes after firefighters put out a fire in it in Gore.
