Discarded smoking materials caused duplex fire

#At around 10:30 p.m. on the night of Oct. 16, Seattle firefighters responded to a fire in a single family home in the 300 block of 27th Avenue East. 

#Responders were able to knock down the fire by 11:30 p.m. No one was injured in the blaze.

#Fire investigators determined the fire was caused by discarded smoking materials on the duplex's deck. The fire spread to the home itself. Estimated damages are $175,000.

#Calls to the Seattle Fire Department public information line were not returned.