At around 9:00 p.m. on Friday night, emergency crews responded to a house fire in the 400 block of Main Street South.
Upon their arrival, heavy smoke and flames were coming out of the front door and a side window.
The largest portion of the fire was in a bedroom on the main floor, and it was quickly extinguished. Firefighters then noticed more fire in the basement located on the floor joists for the main floor and that was also extinguished.
The lone occupant inside the house was able to escape safely, where he was sent to the hospital for examination and was released shortly thereafter.
A working smoke-alarm was in the home, and Cam Abrey, Fire Chief says they're critical.
"We're very thankful that the home had working smoke alarms, and they activated and woke up the sleeping occupant inside the house," said Abrey. "We want to make sure all of the public has working smoke alarms in their homes. They save lives."
