(La Porte, IN) - The source of a fire that heavily damaged a garage in La Porte has been linked to a gas can.

The fire occurred early Friday afternoon at 117 Sutherland Street.

Upon arrival, Fire Chief Andy Snyder noted that smoke and flames were coming out of the open garage door.

Investigators were told the motorcycle being worked on inside the detached garage at the time of the incident ignited a nearby gas can.

“The surrounding gas can burst into flames,” he said.

A man working on the motorcycle sustained burns to both hands, but they're not believed to be serious.

Firefighters were at the scene for about one hour.