Early morning structure fire knocked down

A deck attached to a home caught fire in the 2400 block of Blitzen Road near Shakori Drive in the Christmas Valley area early Thursday morning. The fire was reported at around 2:45 a.m. Firefighters on the scene reported that flames moved from the deck to a small space in the attic. No one was reportedly injured and the occupants of the home were evacuated. Lake Valley Fire Protection District personnel reported the fire knocked down at 3 a.m.