A candle was left too close to a Syracuse University student’s bed Sunday night on South Campus, causing the bed’s comforter to catch on fire, according to Cpl. Charles Fiesinger of Public Safety.

The student was able to put the fire out prior to the arrival of both Public Safety and the Syracuse Fire Department at the student’s apartment in building No. 121 on Farm Acre Road, Fiesinger said.

The fire started around 7:05 p.m., Public Safety was contacted around 7:15 p.m. and an officer arrived around 7:18 p.m., said Cpl. Kathy Pabis of Public Safety. The officer was the first to arrive since an officer was patrolling the area, Fiesinger said.

Both Public Safety and the Syracuse Fire Department left the scene by 7:50 p.m.