By Hutchinson Tribune Staff
HUTCHINSON—The Hutchinson Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire near 20th Avenue and Rambler Road early Sunday afternoon.
The first units at the scene found a single-story home with heavy smoke coming from multiple windows, a release from the fire department said. Upon circling the house, crews could tell the fire was in the basement.
Crews entered the house and located the fire quickly and extinguished it moments later. The fire was contained to one room in the basement, but smoke spread throughout the home, the release said.
The occupants and animals had evacuated the house before firefighters arrived, which was confirmed by a search of the house. No injuries were reported. The fire remained under investigation Sunday afternoon.