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The residence of an in-home daycare was engulfed in flames in Mount Pleasant Monday.

According to the Mount Pleasant Fire Department crews responded to a house fire at 4:30 p.m. at 301 North Jackson Street. No one was in the home at the time of the fire, and the house was a total loss. The fire is still under investigation, but it is believed to have been caused by an unattended lit candle. Mount Pleasant, New London, and Salem Fire Departments, and the Mount Pleasant Police Department all responded to the scene.