A little before 4 p.m. Sunday, a fire broke out on the second floor of a single-family home on Warrenton s Fourth Street. The fire and the water damage resulting from efforts to extinguish it will leave the structure uninhabitable, officials said. A preliminary investigation found the fire was an accident.
Homeowner William Cropp Jr. said his son was the only person inside the house when the fire started; the son was taken to the emergency room for possible smoke inhalation but was determined not to have suffered any major injury, he said. Two dogs died in the blaze, however. The Red Cross is assisting the family.