Fire destroyed a two-car garage Thursday night in Lower Towamensing Township, but local fire departments were able to prevent the blaze from destroying a nearby home.

Aquashicola Assistant Fire Chief Pete Beblavy responded to the call at 135 Gap Road around 8:30 p.m."Palmerton was the first on the scene, and they did a good job protecting the house and preventing any damage," Beblavy said.Walnutport sent in a rapid intervention team, with Bowmanstown responding as well. East Penn, Parryvile and Franklin were able to supply tankers."We were dispatched for a dwelling fire, and we found it was a fully involved fire in a detached two-car garage," Beblavy said.Beblavy said at that point firefighters knew the garage was a total loss. They focused on protecting the home, which was about 10 to 12 feet away from the garage."There was a car outside that got destroyed. It was a total loss," Beblavy said. "They had a lot of things in the garage, also a total loss."He said the fire was determined to be accidental.Despite the loss of possessions, Beblavy said that the key point was the safety of the nearby home and residents."The biggest thing is that the guys did an excellent job of saving the home," he said.