Las Cruces firefighters extinguished a blaze that threatened a duplex apartment Monday afternoon.
Shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2, firefighters were dispatched to a fire at 1631 Ash Ave. Firefighters arrived to find the blaze contained to the garage of a small duplex apartment. Firefighters entered the garage through an exterior door and quickly extinguished the fire.
The fire was limited to the garage with no extension to the attic or either apartment. There were no reports of injuries.
Damage estimates are not yet known as the fire remains under investigation.