The Appleton Fire Department was called to a garage fire yesterday afternoon. The blaze began at around 12:20 PM on the 2400 block of South Walden Ave. When crews arrived, smoke and fire was seen emitting from the garage, and they were able to promptly extinguish the fire. A neighbor called in the incident because no one was home at the time the blaze began. An investigation determined that the blaze began in or near a large plastic garbage can outside of the structure. As of now, a loss of value statement has not been released.