 Quick action by Bemidji firefighters helped prevent a structure fire from spreading to other buildings in downtown Bemidji this afternoon. Bemidji fire chief Dave Hofer tells Lakeland News the fire started on the deck patio area of a second floor apartment. The fire damaged one apartment and smoke damaged the entire second floor. One person was in an apartment on the second floor when the fire broke out. The occupant was home in the area in which the fire started it was actually adjacent to her it's not her actual deck or balcony it's a common deck shared with all of the tenants here so she was not out on the deck at the time the fire started she was within her unit and then noticed the fire nobody's reported hurt or injured the occupant of the unit closest to the fire was able to escape without harm. Four fire engines and 25 fire fighters were on hand to prevent the fire from spreading to adjacent properties in downtown Bemidji. The commercial properties on the first floor level did not experience any fire damage but they did have water damage. Hofer says the fire appears to be accidental in nature. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.