ELLERY — A home destroyed due to an electric problem will be torn down in an emergency demolition.

At about 7:43 p.m. Tuesday, the Maple Springs Fire Department along with mutual aid and the Sheriff’s Office responded to the residential fire on Park Place. The reported fire was a single family residence with flames spreading to a neighboring residence. Once the fire was extinguished, the Sheriff’s Fire Investigation team was requested to determine the cause and origin.

Investigators determined the fire originated in the living area due to an electric problem. No injuries were reported.