By Tracy Breton
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A fire early Saturday afternoon destroyed a garage and damaged the exterior of a house at 18 Huxley Ave. in the Smith Hill section of the city.
Battalion Chief Clarence Cunha said that no one was injured in the blaze which took about 20 minutes to extinguish. The fire, which broke out shortly after 12:30 p.m., destroyed furniture and other household belongings that were being stored in the garage.
There was no damage to the interior of the house and no one was displaced by the fire, Cunha said.