Firefighter Kip Johnston, with Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department, supervises at a residential house fire in Sarver on Nov. 15, 2022. Johnston was one of the first on scene and the initial commander. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

BUFFALO TWP — A homeowner was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital for smoke inhalation and minor burns Tuesday after a fire that started in a wood burner spread throughout the home.

Firefighters from three county departments — two from Allegheny County and one from Armstrong County — responded to the fire, which started around 8:15 a.m. at 546 Fleming Road.

Sarver Volunteer Fire Company Chief Mike George said the fire started at a wood burner in the basement and spread throughout the two-story home, including the attic, resulting in heavy damage.

He said the couple that own the building were home when the fire started, and the husband was taken by ambulance to West Penn Hospital for smoke inhalation and minor burns.

About 30 firefighters from the Sarver, Buffalo Township and Saxonburg volunteer fire departments from Butler County, Harrison Hills and Fawn Township from Allegheny County and the Freeport Volunteer Fire Department from Armstrong County responded to the alarm.

Crews responded to a house fire in the 500 block of Fleming Road in Sarver on Nov. 15, 2022. Steve Ferris/Butler Eagle

A firefighter carries a chainsaw up a smoke-covered ladder to gain access alongside a chimney at a residential fire in Sarver on Nov. 15, 2022. Two people and two dogs reside at the home. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

First responders and firefighting apparatus line the street near a residential fire in Sarver on Nov. 15, 2022. Firefighter Kip Johnston, with Buffalo VFD, forefront, observed other firefighters on scene. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Bill Maurice, a neighbor across the street from a fire in Sarver, watches firefighters on scene with his dog, King, on Nov. 15, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle