Trash in a Dumpster inside of The Salvation Army in Ann Arbor caught on fire Monday afternoon, damaging part of the building before it could be pulled outside and extinguished.

Ann Arbor firefighters responded at 12:35 p.m. Monday to the Salvation Army, 1621 S. State St., after a fire was reported inside the building. Upon arrival, firefighters found the fire was in a Dumpster that was inside the building.

Materials inside the Dumpster were burning and firefighters used a hose to knock the flames down. A tow truck from Brewers & Sakstrup’s Towing pulled the Dumpster outside the building so firefighters could remove the burning material and extinguish what was left of the fire.

There was some minor smoke damage to the interior of the building, but the burned materials were mostly inside of the Dumpster. No one was injured.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.