Fire Destroys Home

A Wednesday morning fire destroyed a home in northeastern Cherokee County, an official said this afternoon.

, with assistance from fire departments in Pickens County, responded to the fire at 830 Spriggs Trail after 10 a.m., Cherokee Fire spokesman Tim Cavender said in a news release.

"Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a single story house heavily involved with flames and heavy smoke coming from the roof," he said. "Firefighters had to do a water shuttle since a hydrant was not located nearby. As a safety measure, Cherokee County firefighters kept spraying water on a compressor, that was located near the fire, to keep in cool and prevent it and from exploding."

Cavender said no one was home at the time of the fire.

"The cause of the fire is currently under investigation," he said.