(Anita, Iowa) – (Updated 6:12-a.m.) No injuries were reported following a residential structure fire early this (Monday) morning, in Anita. Anita and Wiota Fire crews were dispatched at around 2:19-a.m. to a home at 206 Cherry Street, where smoke was seen coming from the structure. Anita Fire arrived on the scene a few minutes later, and reported flames coming from the home.

In a statement to KJAN News, Anita Fire Chief Eric Steffensen said “When we arrived on the scene, there was a young man stating everyone was out of the house, except two dogs [that were] upstairs.” Steffensen said “We had crews knocking down the fire and a crew rescuing the dogs. [We] got the fire knocked down fast, and the dogs rescued safe!

The home sustained heavy smoke damage. The living room sustained heavy fire damage. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.  Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted at the scene.