An official with the Council Bluffs Fire Department reports firefighters were dispatched at around 11:40-a.m. Wednesday to a residential fire at 3237 Ave F.  Deputy Chief Fire Marshal Alex Ford says crews arrived to find an enclosed porch on the backside of the house fully involved with the fire spreading to a detached garage. The fire was declared under control approximately 40 minutes later.

Ford says two occupants home at the time of the blaze were able to escape safely, and no other injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was under investigation.