Mountain Rest fire

Fire fighters responded yesterday morning to a house fire on Chauga Hill Road, in the vicinity of the Highlands Highway, at Mountain Rest.  In all, about 25 fire fighters from as many as four stations responded.  The first to arrive found a home engulfed by flames.  County Fire Chief Charlie King says, “The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the  Joint Fire Investigations Team and the Oconee Sheriff’s Office.”