A small fire caused by a burning trash bag resulted in minor damage to the second-floor hallway of Building 11 at The Grove apartment complex on Saturday before being extinguished by a resident of the building.

“Pretty much, [roommate Cameron Paquette and I were] just sitting on the couch, [we] heard a pop and someone knocked on our door,” fourth-year diesel mechanics student Kurtis Brown said. “[We] came out here and someone apparently lit a trash bag on fire and [the bag] burned half the siding up on the side of the building.”

According to Brown, the fire started at “about 10 of 11 [p.m.].” Brown said he filled a pot from his apartment with water and extinguished the burning bag.

The Orono Police Department and Orono Fire Department responded and evacuated the building until about 11:50 p.m. There were no injuries or any damage aside from melted vinyl siding and insulation, according to Orono Fire Department Lieutenant Joel Sides.

There are currently no suspects and an investigation by the Orono Police Department is ongoing.