The Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office Said An Electric Heater Is Believed To Have Been Responsible For Setting A Home On Fire That Claimed The Life Of A County Man. It Was Discovered At A Home On Pumpkin Valley Road In The Rural Eidson Community Near Rogersville. The Victim Has Been Identified As 68 Year Old Elmer Berndt Who Lived Alone In The Home. Sheriff Ronnie Lawson Says The Faulty Heater Is To Blame. The Fire Is Believed To Have Occurred Several Days Prior To Berndt’s Body Being Found..The Remains Have Been Sent To The Quillen College Of Medicine For An Autopsy.