Winnipeg fire crews worked to quickly extinguish a blaze in the North End Thursday morning.

Firefighters went to the 700 block of Stella Avenue just before 4 a.m. to find smoke and flames coming from a vacant garage.

The blaze was quickly extinguished but caused $20,000 damage.

The cause of the fire is now under investigation.

Anyone with information about the fire is asked to contact police at 204-986-6813 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477.