Fire destroys empty house and more

Fire razed several buildings in Electric City early Tuesday morning, including an unoccupied house.

When the call went out about 12:30 a.m., the fire was already well underway, said Mark Payne, fire chief in Electric City.

The fire at the house at 118 Fifth Street near the edge of the city also started a small wildland fire that burned about an acre near the edge of the city on a windless night in...