Gilmer Home Goes Up in Flames

GILMER � A Monday morning fire has left an Upshur County family homeless. The Gilmer Fire Department got the call around 7:00 yesterday morning. It happened in the 11,000 block of Farm Road 1650 in Gilmer. The people in the home woke up to lights flickering, and then noticed that their house was on fire. Everyone was able to get out of the two-story home okay, but the house was a complete loss. Several fire departments were on scene until after noon. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.