(Update) – A child playing with gasoline and a lighter started a fire that destroyed a garage and a car and damaged a house in Savannah.  Firefighters confirm the youngster was sent initially to Mosaic Life Care with injuries sustained in the fire.

Savannah Police Chief Dave Vincent said authorities arrived Saturday just after 6 p.m. to a garage fire in the 500 block of Price Street.

Crews from the Savannah Fire Department battled the fire for about an hour and a half.

Vincent said the mother reported that her child said he was playing with gasoline and a lighters.  The child suffered some burns and was transported to Mosaic Life Care with unknown injuries.

The garage and a vehicle parked behind it were totally destroyed and there was some exterior damage reported to the home.

Vincent did not have an age of the child readily available.  Also, he said at this time the fire is not considered to be under investigation.