5-2-13 deck fire

Nobody was injured  in a fire that damaged a backyard deck of a Fond du lac residence.   Fire Chief Peter O’Leary says firefighters were called to the East Merrill Avenue home shortly before 2:30pm Tuesday.  O’Leary says the fire started after the resident discarded a cigarette butt in a metal container on the deck.  O’Leary says the fire was large enough to burn through the deck.