The fire broke out just after 4 P.M. on Monday in northeast Bend on Shetland Loop.

Investigators say the occupants at the house had smoked on the back deck earlier that afternoon and their cigarette butts were improperly disposed of into a plastic flower pot that caught fire.  The fire spread to the attic.

The fire threatened neighboring homes, but luckily firefighters were able to extinguish the fire before that happened.