Overview
- The Sumner Fire Department was dispatched around 5 p.m. Wednesday to a Valley Road residence after a distant witness called 911.
- Responders faced a roughly one-mile approach to the property that required all-terrain vehicles and 4x4 pickup trucks.
- Firefighters found an adult male deceased outside the structure upon arrival.
- The residence, powered entirely by propane and solar energy, was declared a total loss.
- The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the origin and cause and is working with the Chief Medical Examiner to identify the victim, with no additional details released.