BERNE — The house at 1580 Helderberg Trail that caught fire Monday morning is a total loss but its resident escaped unharmed.
“He was awakened by a sound and able to escape,” said Mary Alice Molgard, who handles public relations for the Berne Volunteer Fire Department.
“I live like five houses away,” she said, “and when I stepped out of my house to get in my truck to go to the firehouse, I could see flames from my house. It was completely engulfed before we got there.”…