No Injuries When Fire Destroys North Chatham Home

NORTH CHATHAM -- An intense blaze gutted a house at 665 Fox Hill Rd. Thursday evening. No one was home at the time of the fire and there were no injuries.
The first fire crews were summoned at about 9 p.m. and found the building well involved with flames; they called for a second alarm assignment, bringing in additional crews from surrounding towns. Firefighters mounted an exterior attack and eventually contained the blaze, but not before it caused heavy damage to the structure. Firefighters say the building appears to be a total loss.

An investigator from the state fire marshal's office examined the scene and could not conclusively determine a cause, Chatham Fire Chief Justin Tavano said. The blaze appears as though it may have started in the finished basement of the two-and-a-half story wood framed house.