A Fayetteville

couple was fortunate to escape their home early Tuesday morning after

a porch at the rear of the residence caught fire.

John and Carolyne

Morris were awakened by smoke detectors so they could leave the home and

call 911 for assistance, according to Larry Nash, who owns the home on

South Jeff Davis that his granddaughter and her husband lived in.

"We lost

a lot of things but we didn't lose anybody," said Nash, who built

the home when he and his wife moved to Fayette County back in 1961.

Fayetteville

Fire Chief Alan Jones said the fire spread from the porch into the kitchen

and living area of the home, causing heavy fire damage on the inside.

Although the fire had engulfed the porch when firefighters arrived at

12:44 a.m., they did a good job of "knocking down" the flames,

Jones said.

No one including

the firefighters who responded to the scene was hurt during the fire,

Jones noted.

"There

was an awful lot of heat and smoke," Jones said.

Firefighters

on the scene initially entered the home to battle the flames, he said.

The fire entered

the home through doors and windows of the residence from the porch area,

a wooden structure that had been added on after the house was originally

built, Jones said.

The brick exterior

of the home helped stop the flames, but the fire extended into the attic

area before it was extinguished, Jones noted.

"I was

pretty amazed they were able to stop it where they did," Jones said.

"A tremendous amount of fire extended into the house on two different

sides of the house."

The cause of

the fire is still being investigated, but there is no evidence of any

foul play, Jones said Tuesday morning.

"There

is nothing to indicate anything suspicious," Jones said.

Fayetteville

fire crews were assisted by the Fayette County Department of Fire and

Emergency Services, Jones added.