The fire at 21 N. 14th St. was reported at about 5 p.m.

The fire was contained to the kitchen of the upper level apartment. Fire Department Capt. Steve Teske said a burner had been left on, on an electric stove and the heat ignited items, including a microwave oven and paper plates that were on the stove. He said the fire damage was limited to the area of the stove.

He said no one was home in the upper level apartment when the fire broke out. He said the lower level apartment is vacant.

Fort Dodge firefighters and police were on the scene for about an hour.

The building was the site of a June 2024 fire in the lower level apartment. That fire was also in the kitchen, but the damage was more extensive than that caused by Saturday’s fire.

The building was constructed in 1900, according to online records of the Webster County Assessor’s Office. Those records show it is owned by Bridging Legacies LLC, of Petaluma, California.