Fire destroyed a house near Charleston this morning. Flames had already consumed most of the home on Asbury Road before firefighters from 4 departments arrived just after 8 o'clock. Ed Ray said his wife, Carla, was asleep in the house when the fire broke out. When his mother coincidentally called the house, it woke up Carla. She said smoke was coming from the kitchen area. She got out safely. Firefighters used water from the house's swimming pool to save an adjacent carport and the vehicles in it.