A fire broke out early this morning in a UAB parking deck, damaging a half dozen cars.

There were no injuries, and the blaze was quickly brought under control.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Chief Charles Gordon said they received a call at 5:12 a.m. to the deck at Sixth Avenue South and 18th Street. When they arrived on the scene at 5:13 a.m., there were a total of five cars on fire.

A UAB police officer was the first on the scene, and spotted a black Monte Carlo engulfed in flames. The fire was exposed to six other vehicles: a Lexus SUV, Hyundai sedan, black Ford Expedition, grey Ford Expedition, blue Hyundai Sante Fe, and one other sedan.

Five of the vehicles were totaled. The grey Expedition and blue Sante Fe had minor damage. There was also minor structural damage to the concrete parking deck in the area of the fire's origin. The deck is used by UAB employees.

By 7 a.m., firefighters were returning to service. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.