A midday blaze seared part of a Laurinburg man's kitchen.

Laurinburg firefighters responded to a fire call at 810 Biggs St. after neighbors heard an alarm at the house and saw smoke coming out of the residence, according to interim Fire Chief John Evans.

The neighbors first tried the door to see if the resident was still in the home, then called the fire department, Evans said.

Firemen had to knock in the door and extinguished the fire within about 15 minutes.

Evans said the cause appears to have been a pot left on the stove when the tenant left. No one was injured.

Damage was minimal as the stove, the vent over top of the stove and the surrounding cabinets were the only things damaged by fire, Evans said. There is likely smoke damage in the house. A damage estimate had not yet been created.

The American Red Cross was uncertain if it would provide aid to the man who lived in the residence.

"We base all of our assistance on emergency needs," Executive Director Carol Ann Lentz said.

The home is a rental property and the tenant had not been located.

The house was not the only Laurinburg residence to catch fire on Tuesday. Firefighters responded to a blaze in Highland Village in the early evening, putting the fire out in less than 15 minutes.

The microwave in the trailer caught fire, Evans said. The microwave was destroyed and the structure suffered an estimated $100 in damage around the electric outlet where the appliance was plugged in.