Heavy damage was sustained as the result of a residential fire overnight in the Wittenburg Community.
According to a press release from County Fire Marshall Chris Hicks, units from Wittenburg, Bethlehem and Taylorsville were dispatched to 196 Thinking Tree Lane around 5:43 pm.
The occupants of the residence were able to escape without injury.
Hicks says the fire was caused by improperly discarded smoking material on the back deck.