A home in the 2400 block of Leona Lane in House Springs was damaged by fire May 1. A bathroom and two other rooms in the house were destroyed, said John Barton, an engineer with the High Ridge Fire Protection District.
He said no one was home when the fire started, but a person who lives there returned home, opened the door, found smoke and fire, and then called 911.
Crews were dispatched to the fire at 8:35 p.m., and when the first unit arrived on the scene at 8:41 p.m., firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the house, Barton said.
He said Monday (May 4) that the cause of the fire was undetermined, but was not considered suspicious.
Barton said the fire was under control by 9:25 p.m. and crews left the scene at 10:25 p.m.
The Eureka and Cedar Hill fire protection districts and the North Jefferson County Ambulance District helped with the call.