A small structure fire on the 2100 block of NE Third Street on Wednesday caused smoke damage to a building that’s under renovation.

According to a news release, the Bend Fire Department responded to the fire at around 8:30 a.m. and quickly extinguished it, which was inside a wall at the rear of the building. After opening up the wall to make sure the fire was completely put out, crews determined the most likely cause was an improperly discarded cigarette.

The cigarette ignited bark dust that was near the wall, the release states, which caught the wall on fire.

The fire department reminded the community to leave 6 to 12 inches between landscaping bark and combustible structural components.