A homeowner stopped a fire Monday afternoon thanks to a passerby, who stopped and alerted the occupants that the porch was on fire.
Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District responded to the fire at 38230 Hwy. 228 at about 3 p.m. The fire was out by the time firefighters arrived because the homeowner had extinguished it with a garden hose.
The two occupants were able to contain the fire to the porch before it spread…