VIDEO: A house fire near 14th and Ames caused an estimated $17,000 in damage Monday morning. It was reported shortly after midnight. Fire fighters rolled up to the vacant home to find smoke and flames. Tires on a rear deck were burning and the fire had reached into the attic. The fire was quickly brought under control. The house appeared to be in the midst of some remodeling. No one was present when the fire broke out. No one was hurt. The cause remains under investigation.