Three people were displaced by a fire in the garage of a residence in La Quinta Tuesday, the Riverside County Fire Department announced.

The fire was reported around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday in the 52000 block of Avenida Herrera, where firefighters found the garage involved with heavy fire.

The fire was contained to the garage around 1:35 p.m., but there was smoke and water damage to the home.

The three displaced adults were being assisted by the Southern California Red Cross.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

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