Three volunteer fire departments fought a fully involved house fire at 115 Cleo St. into the early morning hours Wednesday.
The cause of the fire, which destroyed the residence, was still under investigation, Piney Volunteer Fire Department Lt. Scott Miser said, noting he has received reports the structure did not have electricity for three months, and its sole resident was living off generators kept in the house.
Miser said the male resident was transported to an area hospital for unrelated causes prior to the fire's start. Miser said he plans to ask the resident if there was a heat source in his house that could be tied back to the incident.