(KNZA)--A rural Hiawatha home was destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon.
Hiawatha Fire Department Public Relations Officer Jordanne Shockley says the fire department was called to 2298 Kestrel Road shortly before 4:15 and when they arrived found the two-story house fully engulfed.
Shockley says no one was home at the time of the fire.
She says the cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Kansas State Fire Marshal's Office.
Shockley says firefighters remained on the scene until 7:30 Thursday evening.
Assisting the Hiawatha Fire Department were fire departments from Robinson, Powhattan and the Kickapoo Tribe. Also assisting was the Brown County Rescue Squad and Town and Country EMS.
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