The Salem Fire Department responded to a fire at 19 Circle Hill Road just before 1 p.m. Friday.

The fire was situated in the bathroom ceiling, according to scanner reports.

Scanner reports indicate the fire was originally reported as electrical in nature and may have started in a bathroom ceiling fan.

Marblehead and Swampscott were providing station coverage.

The fire was knocked down shortly after 1 p.m., and the fire department was checking to make sure the fire didn't extend any further.