By: Rob Moore
12-9-14White County Fire12-8-14
 
CLEVELAND – White County Fire Department has released more information about a fire that destroyed a home on Georgia Highway 254 Monday afternoon.
 
Spokeswoman Ana Newberry said Tuesday morning that firefighters from White County, Cleveland Fire and Lee Arrendale Fire Brigade were dispatched to a single-family home on Highway 254 east of Cleveland with heavy flames present and multiple explosions.
 
“Firefighters at Station 2 arrived and reported that the home was fully involved and that they heard explosions on the way to the fire,” Newberry said. “They also reported that the occupant was out of the structure. The explosions were caused by the occupant’s oxygen bottles.”
 
White County sheriff’s deputies shut down Highway 254 during firefighting efforts.
 
Newberry said State Fire Investigator Mickey Hunt was called to the scene to determine the cause, noting the fire remains under investigation.
 
No one was hurt in the fire.
 
“Firefighters remained on scene until dark to assist the family in removing some personal belongings of the homeowner,” Newberry said.