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Vallejo Home Destroyed In Overnight Fire; Discarded Cigarette Blamed

VALLEJO (CBS SF) – A home was completely destroyed and a total of nine people and seven pets were displaced following a two-alarm fire in Vallejo early Thursday morning, according to fire officials.

The blaze was first reported sometime before 1 a.m. in the 200 block of Carter Street, fire officials said. A discarded cigarette butt has been determined to be the cause of the blaze.

Vallejo House Fire
Firefighters on the scene of a house fire on the 200 block of Carter Street in Vallejo on August 15, 2019. (Vallejo Fire Department / Twitter)

Six adults, three children, six cats and one dog were displaced.

Nobody was injured.

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