The fire started around 5:45 p.m. at an apartment complex on Pontiac Way near Blackstone and Dakota.
Someone left food cooking unattended on the stove and it caught fire.
A total of eight units received damage from fire, smoke and water from fire fighting efforts.
There was also another fire on Sunday at a home in Northeast Fresno.
That fire started around 8:30 p.m. on Callisch near Shields and First.
The home was heavily damaged. Five people are receiving assistance from the Red Cross.