MT. UPTON – A fire destroyed the home of a Mt. Upton couple Tuesday.

The home of Ed and Erna Powers caught fire at around 11:42 a.m. yesterday at 756 Lockewood Hill Road. The Powers were not home at the time.

“By the time the first crews arrived, the home was fully involved,” said Mt. Upton Borden Hose Company Fire Chief Truman Backus. The Unadilla, Guilford, Bainbridge and Sidney Fire Departments also responded to the fire.