Some 48 Cincinnati firefighters responded to the tower at 425 Walnut St. after a fire alarm went off shortly before 10 p.m., the department said in a press release.
The first fire companies to arrive asked dispatch to send a full high-rise complement of firefighters after determining that the alarm was sounding on the eighth floor and that smoke was visible there, the release said.
Firefighters subsequently discovered a small fire in one office that was mostly contained by the sprinkler system.
“The remaining fire was extinguished with a water can,” the release said.
Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.
Operating smoke detectors were in place.
The release said there was fire damage to the office, smoke damage to the eighth and ninth floors, minor water damage to the seventh floor and heavy water damage to the eighth floor.
