A faulty wood stove chimney is the cause of a house fire in the Town of Castile at 4046 Rt. 39 late Tuesday night.
Perry, Perry Center, Castile, Gainesville, Silver Springs, Leicester and Wyoming County Emergency Services along with Perry Police responded to the Candy Kenyon residence about 11:55p.m. and were on scene about 2.5 hours to contain a fire in the wall area of a wood stove vent system.
Mr. Kenyon was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and was not transported to the hospital. One firefighter was transported to WCCH for a medical emergency that occurred while at the fire scene.
Wyoming County Office of Emergency Services says the estimated loss in the blaze was $15,000.