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A small fire was extinguished at 605 E. Burlington St. Thursday afternoon before it could spread, said Lee Hermiston, public information officer for the Iowa City Police Department. 

At 3:22 p.m., the Iowa City Fire Department, or ICFD, was called to 605 E. Burlington Street. A small porch and exterior wall fire had already been “extinguished with a fire extinguisher by the next door business owner,” Hermiston said in an email statement to The Daily Iowan. 

Roughly three ICFD vehicles were present on the scene at the time of the incident, with three other emergency vehicles present.

Minor damage was sustained but was limited to the exterior of the building, and no occupants were harmed or displaced. Visible smoke could be seen coming from the affected area.

Occupants of the building did evacuate prior to the fire being extinguished.

Gabby Drees contributed to this report.