The Bellefontaine Fire Department responded to a garage fire on the city's east side just after eight-thirty last night.

Donald Weber called in the fire after a smoke detector went off at his 216 East Glen Drive residence.

Acting Assistant Chief Dave Crissman says it appears that the fire started when the heat from a gas grill ignited some papers in a nearby recycling bin.

The family was test starting the grill for an upcoming garage sale.

The fire damaged the garage and a 2007 Chrysler 300, which was parked inside.

The house suffered smoke damage, too.

Crissman says the fire did about $18,000 worth of damage.

Fire crews were on scene until eleven p.m.

No one was injured.