A garage fire in Northeast Spokane is being called suspicious because nobody was home at the time the fire started.

The fire was called in around 1:30 a.m. near the intersection of Crown and Pittsburgh.

When firefighters arrived they saw smoke coming from the garage. Fortunately, the fire did not spread to the home. Avista had to be called in to take down a power line because it was damaged in the fire.

Crews say nothing was inside the garage at the time of the fire and the home was unoccupied, which is why they think the fire is suspicious.

Catholic Charities of Spokane is once again looking for volunteers for its many programs. Their mission is to meet the social service needs of eastern Washington by being servants to the poor, supporters for families and aides to parishes and communities.  There are many programs needing volunteers at this time: for example, the House of Charity is in need of drivers for errands/people or goods, or someone volunteering at  their reception desk, their Senior Services program needs volunteers for yard work, minor home repairs, painting or building wheelchair ramp