A two-story farmhouse in the Greystone community was heavily damaged by fire Friday morning.

No one was at home at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported, according to Regie Jones, a lieutenant of the Sunnyside Volunteer Fire Department and the chief of the DeBusk Volunteer Fire Department.

The home is owned by Susan Kyger, according to a report at the Greene County Sheriff's Department, which is conducting an investigation.

Jones said the fire was reported at about 10 a.m. Friday by a neighbor who saw smoke coming from the house.

The cause of the fire appears to be electrical, according to Jones, who said the fire likely started in the center of the house, near the heat pump.

Jones said the two-story wooden farmhouse was built in 1930 and had been remodeled numerous times.

The home likely will be a total loss because of heat, smoke and water damage, he said.

Units from the Camp Creek, Sunnyside and Tusculum Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the fire.

Jones noted that, when the call was received, the units were participating in the funeral procession for Jeremy Goforth, who was a member of the Mosheim Volunteer Fire Department.

Goforth was killed Monday while working for the Town of Mosheim in an underground sewage pumping station near Interstate 81's Exit 23.

When units arrived at the scene, heavy smoke and flames could be seen coming from the roof of the farmhouse, Jones said.

Firefighters started fighting the fire internally, but were pushed back because of flames and smoke, he said.

Then, firefighters uses ladders on both sides of the farmhouse to reduce the flames, until another internal attack could be made, he said.

The response involved 40 firefighters, eight trucks and more than 10,000 gallons of water, Jones said.

In addition to the three fire departments, also responding to the scene were representatives of the Greeneville Emergency & Rescue Squad, Greene County-Greeneville Emergency Medical Service (EMS), Greeneville Light & Power System and the Greene County Chapter of the American Red Cross, Jones said.

Responders were on the scene until about 2 p.m., Jones said.