NATCHEZ — A lone apartment caught fire at the Carpenter Apartment complex early Tuesday morning, but crews arrived before the fire could spread throughout the complex.

Police Chief Mike Mullins said a call came in at 6:15 a.m. about a fire in apartment U-9 at 702 Union Street.

Mullins said when firefighters forced entry to the locked apartment they found a lot of debris and four points of origin for the fire.

Fire Chief Oliver Stewart said the apartment suffered smoke and water damage, and the contents of the apartment were destroyed.

Stewart said the apartments in the unit suffered smoke damage and the apartment below suffered water damage.

Stewart said the apartment owner, whose name he could not release at this time, was not harmed. Investigators are looking into if she was there when the fire started.

Mullins said the apartment renter has been interviewed at the station.