Two small kitchen fires within hours serve as a warning to be careful when using a stove.

“Fortunately, all it was, was burning food,” said Colorado Springs Police Lt. John Koch of the first fire, which started in an apartment on Fountain Boulevard Friday night. “There’s no structure damage, no structure fire, nobody was injured.”

Police and firefighters got the call just after 10 that an apartment was on fire and were at the complex in the 3300 block within minutes.

“When we got here, fire officials had already gone into the apartment and determined that somebody had burned some food on the stove, and as of a result of that burned food we get a reported structure fire,” Koch said.

Due to the quick response, firefighters kept the fire contained to the stovetop.

Just over 12 hours later, a second stovetop fire was reported in an apartment complex, this time at the Casa de Cerro Apartments on Yuma Street. Firefighters say the fire triggered the unit’s sprinkler system, which doused the fire.

Two apartments were still displaced due to water damage.

Experts say either fire could have easily been worse; according to the National Fire Protection Association, between 2012-2016, kitchen fires accounted for 48 percent of all house fires nationwide.

“Pay attention when you’re using your stove. When you’re cooking dinner. All of us have left our stove on at some point, but it’s important that you pay attention,” Koch said.

“We don’t want anyone being injured in a structure fire. Especially in apartment buildings and in high-density places like that. We just ask people: pay attention, remember what you’re doing. Don’t get distracted by your phone or watching TV or Netflix or whatever, and we can avoid stuff like this.”