A small fire in Synergy’s kitchen early Monday morning set off fire alarms and woke up residents but did not cause any lasting damage, according to assistant University fire marshal Alison Pena.

The fire began in a plastic bin in the kitchen that contained “oily rags,” Pena said.

The fire was contained to the bin, but it did set off smoke detectors and prompted an evacuation of the house. According to Pena, the firefighters carried the bin outside and put out the fire with a hose. There were no injuries and no damages to the house apart from the bin itself.

The call for the fire arrived at 2:30 a.m., and one engine responded to Synergy from the campus fire station.

–Ellen Huet