Dramatic video posted Saturday by the Orange County Fire Authority shows flames tearing through a Lake Forest garage early Saturday morning, forcing a family and their dog to flee to safety.

According to OCFA, neighbors on Rue De Monet Street awoke to cries of “The house is on fire next door!” as the blaze spread. By the time firefighters arrived, the garage was fully engulfed, with flames lapping up toward the second story so intensely that they blew out a bedroom window above and filled the upstairs with superheated smoke.

In the video, firefighters can be seen battling towering flames pouring out of the garage, smoke billowing into the night sky as crews work quickly to keep the fire from spreading further into the home.

Fire officials said crews successfully confined the flames to t

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