The Ypsilanti Township Fire Department responded to an apartment hallway fire Wednesday afternoon and a stove fire early Thursday morning.

A light fixture in the hallway on the 4th floor of an apartment building in the 1500 block of East Clark Road caught fire Wednesday afternoon. The fire set off a sprinkler head located directly above it.

The Ypsilanti Township Fire Department responded to the initial call reporting smoke and flooding from the sprinkler head at 3 p.m.

According to Lt. Keith Harr, more damage was caused by flooding from the sprinkler system than the original fire that set it off. He said the majority of damage was sustained on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the building.

Four volunteers from the Washtenaw-Lenawee County Chapter of the American Red Cross responded to the fire and provided two families, four individuals total, with food and lodging. There were no injuries reported from the incident.

The Ypsilanti Township Fire Department also responded to a small stove fire Thursday in an apartment building in the 700 block of Redwood Avenue, which required mutual aid by the Superior Township Fire Department.

The initial call was placed around 1:30 a.m. Thursday by gas workers from DTE Energy who were in the building at the time the fire started, Harr said. After smelling smoke, the workers pounded on the door until the resident, who had fallen asleep while cooking, woke up.

The fire alarm had been detached and disabled. There were no injuries from the incident.

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Chelsea Hoedl is an intern reporter for AnnArbor.com. She can be reached at choedl@mlive.com.