A Lincoln man was taken to the hospital for observation early Wednesday after his house caught fire from an improperly discarded cigarette, a city fire investigator said.
The fire started on the deck at 2601 Norman Circle shortly before 4 a.m. and spread to the home's south side wall, said Investigator Damon Robbins. A smoke alarm in the man's bedroom woke him, and he and his adult son got out of the home.
The son was unharmed.
Robbins estimated the fire caused $40,000 damage to the home, valued for tax purposes at $209,300, because fire got into the side wall.
Smoke and heat on the main level caused another $5,000 to $10,000 in damage, Robbins said.
The residents will be displaced while the house is restored to meet city housing codes, he said.
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The home is just south and west of 27th Street and Old Cheney Road.