STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Canton firefighters responded to a fire at a vacant high-rise apartment building early Thursday morning.

The blaze broke out around 1:30 a.m. in the 500 block of High Ave. SW.

When crews arrived, Canton Division Chief Steve Henderson said smoke was coming from windows on the seventh floor.

According to Division Chief Henderson, when firefighters entered the building, they found the fire had already consumed most of the flammable contents and crews were then able to quickly extinguish the fire.

Firefighters did spend several hours at the building making sure all hotspots were extinguished.

They also searched for any trespassers, but found nobody inside.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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