ALTON - Alton firefighters battled a fire around 4 p.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Diamond Street.

The home was unoccupied and the fire department said flames were showing in part of the house upon arrival.

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No one was injured in the blaze and firefighters extinguished it without assistance from other area fire departments as a mutual aid request was not issued.

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