Pullman firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a fully involved fire in a basement apartment Tuesday afternoon but not before smoke spread through the other three apartments on Pullman’s College Hill. Fire crews were called to the older brick building at 330 NE Maple St around 3:30 pm for a report of smoke pouring from the two story building. When Pullman Police officers first arrived they reported that flames were visible and immediately made sure that all the residents had evacuated. Firefighters said the flames were coming from the kitchen area of a bottom apartment when they made entry and were able to get the fire extinguished. The resident told firefighters that the stove was on when he left the building but the exact cause of the fire has yet to be determined. Whitman County Rural District 12 also responded to the fire.