HOME FIRE UNDER INVESTIGATION

Oconee County and the state police are investigating the early morning fire today at a home on Shady Lane near Sourwood Drive. Charlie King, the Oconee County fire chief, says the help of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division was requested as the owner of the home is a volunteer fire fighter in the county. King says the first arriving fire fighters faced a fully-involved fire and people trapped inside the split-level home. Everyone made it out safely, but two people were reported to have been treated for smoke inhalation. According to King, the resulting fire damage to the home is significant and, at this time, the home is not livable.