PRINEVILLE, OR -- Investigators believe a discarded cigarette is to blame for a fire at a Prineville townhouse, early Tuesday morning.
According to Crook County FIre and Rescue, the small fire began just after midnight, when it spread to the building's siding. Prineville Police evacuated families from the units, and one person was using a garden hose to try and extinguish the fire, when crews arrived at the NW 10th Street location.
Damage is estimated at about $5,000.
