Firefighters made quick work of a residential fire in Dowagiac on Monday. The Dowagiac Department of Public Safety says the fire was reported at 102 Halsted around 10:30 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming out of the one story home. They found no one inside and that the fire had started in the kitchen. There was smoke damage to much of the home, but it didn’t take long for the firefighters to get the blaze under control. No one was hurt. The department says the fire is believed to have been accidental.