One person was killed in a garage fire in St. Paul, Minnesota Wednesday night, according to officials.

The detached garage at a home on the 1400 block of Mayre Street was fully engulfed when crews arrived just before 9:30 p.m., the St. Paul Fire Department said.

"It was definitely a chaotic scene," Deputy Chief Jamie Smith said. "There was big fire through the roof of the garage."

After extinguishing the fire using multiple hoses, firefighters found a person dead inside the garage. The department did not publicly identify the victim, but said they were not the homeowner and it is "unclear if the victim was living in the garage." Smith did say it appears the man was seeking shelter and warmth inside of it.

The cause of the fire is not yet known, but is under investigation by St. Paul police and fire and the State Fire Marshal. 

This is the third fire fatality of the year in St. Paul, which matches its yearly average, according to the fire department. The first two deaths also occurred in a garage fire.

"There are a lot of similarities," Smith said. "Nobody should lose their life trying to stay warm or trying to find shelter."