A pair of weekend fires destroyed two homes in separate ends of the county.
Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department responded to fire at 204 Blythe Road about 1 a.m. Aug. 15. Fire officials said the residents were not home at the time and it was a complete loss.
Firefighters from the City of Bowie, Sunset and Stoneburg Fire Departments assisted.
Sunday afternoon a second structure fire occurred at 258 Williams Road outside Stoneburg shortly after 4 p.m. Fire officials said Kevin Moore resides at the home, which was a total loss. A male subject received medical attention for minor burns.
Stoneburg VFD was assisted by City of Bowie, Bowie Rural, Ringgold and Nocona Rural VFDs. With temperatures in the triple-digits, battling a structure fire is a difficult task and Stoneburg firefighters sent appreciation to those who assisted.
Cause of both fires is unknown at this time and are under investigation according to the fire departments.