Along the Marathon route, an awning caught fire and a light pole began to smoke

Maggie Hoffman reports the awning at a mattress store on Beacon Street, across from Winchester Street in Brookline, burst into flames shortly before 12:30 p.m., but was quickly put out.

Earlier, around 11:45 a.m., police had to move people away from a light pole outside the Prudential Center, 888 Boylston St., in the Back Bay, when it began arcing and smoking. The problem was an electrical malfunction.

Neither incident required any interruption of the race.