Meeker County House Total Loss After Saturday Night Fire

FOREST CITY TOWNSHIP (WJON News) -- A house near Litchfield is believed to be a total loss after a Saturday night fire. The Meeker County Sheriff's Office says at about 9: 20 p.m. they received a report of a house fire in the 67000 block of 330 Street in Forest City Township.

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Once on scene authorities found a two-story house almost fully engulfed in flames. The Sheriff's Office says the fire is believed to have been caused by a family member burning items in a fire pit close to the house which then ignited the building.

The home is owned by 79-year-old Karen Marsh and no one was injured as a result of the fire. The Litchfield and Watkins Fire Departments and Watkins Ambulance responded to the fire.

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