Wednesday night fires

Fire last night destroyed a large home near Lake Keowee. Fire fighters from Keowee-Ebenezer, Seneca, and Walhalla were among those on the scene on Westwood Bay Drive near the Keowee School Road. Although lightning was seen in the area, one fire fighter says there was no immediate explanation for why the fire started. Walhalla Fire Department assisted West Union on a call to attend to smoke from a clothes driver at a home on Rosehill Circle.