Columbus firefighters battled a blaze this morning in a wooden storage lean-to, getting the fire under control before it could destroy a neighboring home.

Capt. Mike Wilson, spokesman for the fire department, said firefighters were called to the scene in the 1700 block of McCullough Lane at about 5:45 a.m. Tuesday. A relative, who also lives in the neighborhood, noticed the smoke and woke residents of the home.

The fire was hot enough to melt the vinyl siding on the home. The fire also destroyed part of a wooden fence, but aside from the melted siding the home was left intact, Wilson said.

The cause of the fire has not been determined, Wilson said.