(Minden, Iowa) – Authorities in western Iowa report one person died as the result of a house fire early Sunday morning. The fire happened at a residence on Park Street, in Minden. KETV in Omaha says the page went out about 4:30-a.m. It took seven different departments hours to get control of the fire. Minden’s fire chief said the family who lives there was babysitting their grandchild for the holiday. He said the grandmother ran out of the house with the child in her arms. A man inside didn’t make it out.

Authorities are not releasing the man’s name at this time. The house appears to be a total loss. Firefighters are investigating what caused the fire.