PHILIP A. HOLMES/Sun-Gazette Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in Piatt Township.

A state police fire marshal is investigating the origin and cause of a fire that broke out late Friday afternoon in a vacant cabin on Bouganville Road, along the west branch of the Susquehanna River, in Piatt Township, according to fire officials. The property is on a one-lane road near Level Corners Road.

Light smoke was pouring from the one-story structure when Lycoming Regional police arrived on the scene about 5:30 p.m. Once firefighters arrived, they had the fire out in a matter of minutes.

Firefighters from Jersey Shore, Woodward Township, and several other communities were dispatched to the scene.

No one was home at the time, officials said. The owner was in the process of remodeling the cabin, officials added