Fire claims unoccupied house near Floyd

By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com

The Floyd Fire Department responded to a house fire at 1828 Cedar View Road early Thursday morning.

Firefighters were paged at around 2:12 a.m. after a report of a fire at the house, which was not occupied.

“Nobody is currently residing at the residence,” said Floyd Fire Chief Ben Chatfield.

Joined by firefighters from Charles City, Colwell, Floyd, Rudd and Osage, the fire was eventually put out, but not before the building was consumed.

“It’s a total loss,” said Chatfield.

Firefighters left the scene at about 6 a.m., returning about 45 minutes later for a flare-up. Chatfield said that there is too much damage to determine a cause for the fire, but they didn’t note anything suspicious.

“At this point we don’t suspect any foul play or anything,” said Chatfield.