Firefighters extinguish small Charles City garage fire Wednesday afternoon

Firefighters remove exterior siding and sheeting at an unattached garage on Spriggs Street Wednesday afternoon so they can get at a fire in the wall. Press photo by Bob Steenson

Charles City firefighters extinguish a small fire after removing exterior siding and sheeting from an unattached garage on Spriggs Street Wednesday afternoon. The department was called to the scene after smoke was reported coming from the building. Press photo by Bob Steenson

Charles City Fire Chief Eric Whipple uses a thermal imaging camera to check for hot spots as firefighters put out a small fire in the wall of an unattached garage on Spriggs Street Wednesday afternoon. Press photo by Bob Steenson

A Floyd Search and Rescue firefighter uses a thermal imager to check for hot spots on the roof of a garage on Spriggs Street in Charles City Wednesday afternoon, while other firefighters look for fire in the wall. Press photo by Bob Steenson