PORT LEYDEN — A town of Lyonsdale home was destroyed by fire early Sunday.

Port Leyden firefighters at 1:48 a.m. were called to the John Abdo residence at 1401 Buck Lake Road and requested mutual aid from Boonville, Lyons Falls and Turin fire departments.

The building and its contents were deemed a total loss, according to Lewis County Fire Coordinator James M. Martin.

Nobody was home at the time of the blaze, which was reported by a neighbor, Mr. Martin said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. There was insurance on the structure.

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