A fire early Thursday morning gutted an abandoned house belonging to Rocky Menix at 641 New Home Road.
Central dispatch received the call at 1:37 a.m.
County Fire Chief Donny Green said that a neighbor spotted the fire and reported it. Members of the Main Station, Cookeville Highway, Short Mountain Highway, and Liberty Stations responded but were unable to save the structure.
The cause of the fire is undetermined.
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