MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – A resident's quick thinking helped stop a fire from destroying their home earlier this week.

The fire was reported in the 16000 block of Mountain View Drive shortly before 8 p.m. on Monday evening.

South Lake County Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Scott Upton said the fire started when the resident was cooking with oil.

The oil caught fire and Upton said the individual did the right thing and put baking soda on it, but the fire still drafted up through the vent over the stove and onto the roof.

By the time firefighters arrived the fire had been extinguished. Upton said it had come close to being a full-fledged structure fire.

Two engines, one water tender and a battalion chief responded and spent an hour working at the scene, Upton said.

There were no injuries and Upton said damage to the home was minor.

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