A midnight fire destroyed the residence of Jerry Harper on Rosewood Lane off Blue Springs Road Monday night.
Central dispatch received the call at 11:51 p.m.
County Fire Chief Donny Green says no one was at home when the fire started. A neighbor spotted the blaze and reported it, but the flames were already coming through the roof by the time it was discovered. The home and all contents were lost in the fire..
No one was injured.
Members of the Keltonburg, Short Mountain Highway, Blue Springs, and Main Stations of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department responded along with the tanker truck and equipment truck, DeKalb EMS, and Sheriff’s deputies.
The cause of the fire is undetermined.
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