Photos by Sally Y. Hart – KCII News

At 7 a.m. Friday morning, emergency responders received a call of a fully-engulfed house fire on 265th Street southwest of Washington. Fire departments from Washington, Brighton and Keota, Washington County Sheriff’s Department, Alliant Engergy, Keota EMS, and Washington and Keokuk County Emergency Management Coordinator Larry Smith arrived on the scene.

The fire was on 265th Street off of Elm, south of the Dublin Store. Black smoke could be seen miles away as crews responded to the scene. At 8 a.m. authorities began leaving the site.

KCII News will bring more information as soon as it becomes official.