A refrigerator catching on fire damaged the kitchen of a house on Prigmore Road, Saturday morning.
East Ridge firefighters were called to 1700 Prigmore Rd. at 7:15 a.m., officials said. Residents of the home had attempted to put a fire out in the kitchen.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze that was contained to the kitchen. Officials said a faulty refrigerator was the apparent origin of the fire.
The residents of the home were checked out by emergency medical personnel. Nobody required further medical attention, officials said.