Early morning fire destroys home

Volunteer fire departments from Eagle Bay, Old Forge, and Inlet responded to a house fire at 114 Old Becker’s Road at 4:55 a.m. on Thursday, November 1.

The Eagle Bay Fire Department was the first on the scene, and according to Fire Chief Shane Beach, the house, which is currently being rented out, was unoccupied at the time of the fire.

The house was totally destroyed by the fire, Chief Beach said, with the cause yet to be determined.

Herkimer County Fire Investigators were at the scene on Thursday and the fire department is currently awaiting an investigation by the owner’s insurance company. Beach said the investigations could take up to a week.

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