Two families have been affected after an Iowa City apartment caught fire and caused smoke damage to the neighboring residence.The Iowa City Fire Department responded to a report of a kitchen fire at 1102 Hollywood Blvd, Apartment 2 at at 10:32 p.m. on Friday, January 12, according to a news release.According to the release, the first unit arrived on scene four minutes after notification and reported a working fire with smoke coming from two sides of the structure, which was quickly contained and extinguished.One person suffered minor injuries and was examined by ambulance staff but declined to seek hospital care.

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