Just as a 9-11 remembrance ceremony was finishing on the steps of Columbus City Hall Sunday morning, Columbus firefighters were called to a structure fire on 13th Street.

According to reports from the fire department, residents quickly extinguished a fire on a stove in the Central Park Place apartments. It was caused by scented wax air freshener that was left on the stovetop when the resident left the apartment. A neighbor, Steve Chapple, grabbed a fire extinguisher and fought through heavy smoke to put the fire out. He was taken to Columbus Regional Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.

The fire caused about $1,000 in smoke damage to the apartment and filled the building with smoke. Firefighters used exhaust fans to clear the air in the apartment building.