BREAKING NEWS: Rural Blooming Prairie man loses home to fire

State fire officials are trying to determine what caused a rural Blooming Prairie home to go up in flames Friday morning.

Fire crews from Booming Prairie and Hayfield responded to the blaze at 69261 120th Ave. located east of Blooming Prairie in Dodge County at 7 a.m. Friday. While the house belongs to Chad Hamersma, no one was home at the time of the fire.

Fire Chief Dean Naatz said the home was fully engulfed by the time firefighters arrived. No one was injured and no other buildings were damaged, he said.

The Red Cross was contacted to assist Hamersma.

The state fire marshal is investigating.