Fire Burns Home Near Strafford to the Ground

STRAFFORD, Mo. -- A home near Strafford burns to the ground, taking four other structures in the process.

When fire crews arrived, the home on Wiseman Road was almost burned to the ground, so crews made sure surrounding homes and residents were safe.

Strafford, Fair Grove and Ebenezer Fire responded. It took them more than an hour to put out the flames.

Officials aren't sure how the fire started. It damaged other structures like sheds and out buildings.

"Once we have accounted that there is nobody inside and the amount of damage already that it done already before we arrived, we weren't going to save anything," says Fred Osbourn, Strafford Fire Protection District Fire Chief. "We are just more worried about protecting other homes, other property and the safety of the homeowners, the safety of the residents that live around here and our firefighters."

No one was in the home at the time of the fire; no one was injured.