Fire officials in Schuyler County are investigating a house fire that happened Thursday morning.
The Montour Falls Fire Department tells WENY News they received a call from a passerby at 11:32 a.m. for a reported house fire on Cronk Road in Montour Falls. Fire officials were able to get the fire under control by 11:50 a.m., and say the homeowner was not there when the fire broke out. Brian Swartwood, the assistant fire chief for Montour Falls says the house has not been deemed a total loss, but says 20 percent of the house was destroyed. Officials say the fire broke out towards the front door of the home.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The Montour Falls Fire Department was assisted by Watkins Glen Fire Department, Beaver Dams Fire Department, Odessa Fire Department, Schuyler County Emergency Management and the Schuyler County Sheriffs Office.