House Fire on Ray Street in Centre Tuesday Morning / UPDATED

IMG_0501Emergency personnel from across Cherokee County descended on Ray Street in Centre just before 7:00am Tuesday.

Firefighters arrived in minutes from the time a 9-1-1 call reporting the house fire came in – unfortunately the fire had already spread through the home, with flames shooting through the roof.

WEIS Radio News talked with Centre Fire Chief Kevin Ware on Tuesday who told us that he along with Cherokee County Fire & Arson Investigator Shawn Rogers are currently in the process of an investigation to determine the exact cause of the fire.

Chief Ware confirmed that no one was at home at the time the fire started and said that the structure is a total loss – Ware also said that high winds that morning were a factor in the blaze and said that over 20 firefighters from Centre, Cedar Bluff and Leesburg Department battled the blaze for an extended period of time.

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