Port Hope Fire and Emergency Services extinguished a fire quickly in downtown on Friday, April 8, 2022.
At approximately 5:15 p.m. emergency services were dispatched to a Walton Street address for a general fire alarm activated along with the smell of smoke.
Tenants of an apartment had been burning incense on top of a fridge and had left the apartment for a short period of time.
When they returned papers had ignited on top of the fridge.
Firefighters said because the fire was discovered quickly there was minimal damage.
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