SMOKING CAUSED FIRE IN FORT COLLINS

Discarded smoking material caused a fire in Fort Collins earlier this month, Poudre Fire Authority said Friday.

Investigators "determined that the fire started inside the manufactured home then fell through the floor where it received a fresh oxygen source and grew quickly," officials said.
A caller told 911: "Smoke is coming from out of the house everywhere.” The blaze - on North Timberline Road - occurred Jan. 20. A cat died.

[Photo: Poudre Fire Authority]