A fire early Wednesday morning destroyed an unoccupied house in Cotter, leaving the structure a total loss. No injuries were reported in the incident.
The fire occurred at 408 Dalton Avenue, a property owned by Melissa Josephs of St. Joe. Cotter Fire Chief Lyle Jack stated that firefighters arrived to find the house fully engulfed in flames, suggesting that the fire had been burning for some time.
According to Chief Jack, the home was in the process of being renovated at the time of the incident. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Firefighters from Cotter, Gassville, Cotter-Gassville Rural, and Midway responded to the scene after the alarm was reported at 3:42 a.m. Crews worked to extinguish the fire for nearly three hours, leaving the site around 6:14 a.m.
No additional details were immediately available about the fire or the investigation.