Fire destroys Kitchener building

A Kitchener Fire Department truck. (Hannah Schmidt/CTV News)

One person was able to escape a fire at a two-storey garage/shed in Kitchener.

Four firetrucks raced to Vanier Drive around 4:40 a.m. Saturday.

According to a media release from the City of Kitchener, one person was inside the building as the fire burned. That person was able to get out before firefighters arrived and paramedics assessed them for smoke inhalation, however they were not taken to hospital

The fire is not being treated as suspicious, but the structure is considered to be a total loss due to significant damage.

Officials said the estimated damage cost for the blaze comes in at approximately $150,000.