Swea City, IA (KICD)– A Kossuth County garage is considered to be a total loss following a fire early Tuesday morning.

Firefighters were called to the 300 block of Park Avenue around three o’clock were a detached garage was reportedly fully engulfed in fire with flames starting to spread to the nearby house.

Crews were able to quickly knock down the flames on the house but the structure is still said to have sustained significant smoke damage.

Firefighters say those inside the home were alerted to the emergency by smoke detectors and were able to safely escape before crews arrived.

There has been no word on a possible cause.