Firefighters responded Sunday evening to a report of a fire coming from the third floor of an apartment building in the 400 block of West Main Street.
Officials said the occupant of the apartment had left for a while, but when he returned he heard a smoke alarm sounding. When he entered his apartment he found a fire burning on and above his stove. The man tried putting the fire out with a fire extinguisher, but he was unsuccessful.
Firefighters arrived at 6:30 p.m. and were able to extinguish the fire as the occupant and his neighbor evacuated the building, according to a news release.
Paramedics treated the man for minor injuries, but he was not taken to the hospital.
Officials said the cause of the fire has not been determined.