NICE, Calif. – A family was temporarily displaced from its home after an early morning fire on Wednesday.

The blaze was reported shortly before 6 a.m. at Robinson Rancheria in Nice, according to Northshore Fire Battalion Chief Pat Brown.

A passing Cal Fire captain spotted the fire and called it in, Brown said.

Radio reports indicated the fire occurred in a home at 2004 Flickers Circle.

Brown said the fire began on the building's exterior, and is attributed to cigarettes on the front porch.

He said the fire moved into the attic area and began moving quickly through the home.

Four Northshore Fire engines, one medic and two battalion chiefs responded, for a total of 16 firefighting personnel, Brown reported. Also on scene was Robinson Rancheria Tribal Police.

Brown said it took about 15 minutes to knock the fire down, another 30 minutes to get it completely put out and 30 additional minutes of mop up.

One of the home's occupants, who had tried to put the fire out, sustained second-degree burns on his hands. Brown said the man was transported by Northshore Fire to Sutter Lakeside Hospital for treatment.

The Red Cross provided temporary housing assistance for the six adults and two children who were unable to stay in the home, Brown said.

The home “needs works,” as Brown said the first crews on the scene did an aggressive attack on the fire, which included cutting two vent holes in the attic.

Despite that damage, Brown estimated that the family could return to the home as early as Thursday once repairs are made.

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