TROY -- A fire broke out in the 8300 block of Casstown-Fletcher Road Tuesday afternoon.
Christianburg Fire Department responded but had to call in Casstown and St. Paris for Mutual Aid assistance.
The man inside the home at the time the fire started said he fell asleep with a kerosene heater on and woke up to flames and smoke billowing.
"He said he's not had trouble with it all winter long. All winter long he's been using it. So it kind of raises some eyebrows on us. we want to make sure he had the right fuel or whatever. We just don't know yet. We're still investigating that," said Asst. Chief Mike Sullenberger.
He did manage to escape the blaze and flag down a passerby-er who called 911. Authorities indicated that other than some stinged hair the man is expected to be okay.
There were two dogs inside the home who died as a result of the blaze. The fire remains under investigation tonight and appears to be a total loss.
Christianburg Fire Department responded but had to call in Casstown and St. Paris for Mutual Aid assistance.
The man inside the home at the time the fire started said he fell asleep with a kerosene heater on and woke up to flames and smoke billowing.
"He said he's not had trouble with it all winter long. All winter long he's been using it. So it kind of raises some eyebrows on us. we want to make sure he had the right fuel or whatever. We just don't know yet. We're still investigating that," said Asst. Chief Mike Sullenberger.
He did manage to escape the blaze and flag down a passerby-er who called 911. Authorities indicated that other than some stinged hair the man is expected to be okay.
There were two dogs inside the home who died as a result of the blaze. The fire remains under investigation tonight and appears to be a total loss.