Discarded smoking material is believed to have caused a small fire on the front porch and in siding on a home at 909 Pearl St.
Columbus firefighters were sent to the home at about 5:24 p.m. Tuesday after flames were seen on the front porch, said Capt. Mike Wilson, Columbus Fire Department spokesman.
A neighbor had already used a fire extinguisher on the porch which reduced the fire to a smolder as firefighters arrived, Wilson said.
Firefighters heard several smoke alarms inside the single story rental home, which was vacant when the fire was reported, Wilson said.
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