Firefighters Responded to Small Fire Sunday Morning

A small fire broke out Sunday morning because of a masonry fireplace.

A woman was walking her dog shortly before 6 a.m. when she saw a glow in the backyard of 56 Fourth St., Fire Marshal Oscar Elmasian said. She also heard crackling.

Firefighters responded and found that the fire started in a covered patio at the rear of the backyard at 56 Fourth St., Elmasian said. People who lived there had used a masonry fireplace in the patio the night before, he said.

The fireplace was right up against the back fence to 49 Fifth St. The fire extended up the fence and onto the roof and patio at 56 Fourth St.

Figrefighters extinguished the blaze and no injuries were reported, Elmasian said.