Families living at the homeless shelter in Maite were forced to evacuate after the Guam Fire Department received a report of a structure fire Friday morning.
It happened around 8:49 a.m. at the Global Dorm along Robat Street.
A trash fire was started on a second-floor balcony of the building, according to GFD spokesperson Cherika Chargualaf.
Dozens of people were safely evacuated from the building, and firefighters put out the flames around 9 a.m.
The fire caused minor smoke damage.
No injuries were reported.
Residents waited in the parking lot as the first responders ventilated smoke from the building.
