Jefferson Fire officials were able to confine a fire that started from a flu in a wood-burning stove to one wall and part of the attic.
The fire was at the Donald Fairfield home on Rees Lane southeast of Mt. Vernon.
Fairfield discovered the fire early Saturday morning.
Jefferson Fire had mutual aid on the scene from Webber Township and Benton, with Woodlawn and Wayne City staged at Jefferson Fire in the event of another fire.
Firemen were on the scene for about two hours