A 60-year-old woman is being treated at Community Hospital of Anaconda after a fire broke out at her home on Birch Street in Anaconda late Thursday morning.
Police Chief Tim Barkell said police responded around 10:30 a.m. to the home at 706 Birch St.
“The house is totally gone,” said Barkell, describing the damage to the home.
“The house was totally engulfed,” Anaconda Fire Chief RJ Tocher said, noting that the home is most likely a total loss.
Tocher said the cause of the fire is under investigation and is deemed undetermined for now. However, he said, fire officials have pinned down the room where the fire started. Captain Steve Ernsberger was one of the first officers to arrive at the scene.