Fire in vacant house in Shoreline

Shoreline Firefighters quickly controlled and then extinguished a house fire Tuesday night in the 19600 block of 20th Ave NE.

The fire was reported around 5:00 p.m. in one unit of a duplex building. Upon arrival, fire crews saw smoke billowing and flames visible from the unit.

According to the owner, the unit had recently been vacated by a tenant. No one was there at the time of the blaze.