Interim Fire Marshal Curtis McKeon told the paper said the fire started outside the home in a tarp-covered storage unit. The cause of the fire is unknown, but McKeon said there was no indication it was electrical or suspicious in nature, but the cause remains under investigation.

Deb Chapman said she lives at the home much of the week to take care of her 85-year old mother, Betty Chapman. Chapman said she was at her father’s house nearby when a friend called her about the fire. The incident caused about $6,000 in damage.