Firefighters from Griswold, Red Oak and Elliott responded to reported house fire early this (Saturday) afternoon. The fire began in the fireplace and spread through the floor and into the attic of a home at 14753 535th Street (south of Highway 92 off 535th Street). Crews were dispatched to the scene at around 12:33-p.m. The occupants of the home were able to escape without injury prior to firefighters’ arrival. The home was declared a total loss.

(Pictures courtesy Mike Kennon, Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator)