Fire swept through a rural Fremont County residence Thursday.
Firefighters from several KMAland departments responded to the fire in the 2500 block of 290th Street near Sidney. Sidney Fire Chief Craig Marshall tells KMA News his department was alerted to the blaze late in the morning.
"We got called at around 10:30 in the morning for a working house fire," said Marshall. "A passerby described the flames showing when they went by. So, before we went out the door, we immediately asked for mutual aid from the fire departments of Hamburg, Tabor and Nebraska City."
Marshall says the house was engulfed in flames upon arrival. He says firefighters also dealt with cold weather.
"Probably the biggest difficulty that we had--in addition to fighting the fire--was the weather conditions," he said. "As everybody knows, it was cold yesterday (Thursday)--bitterly cold. Keeping the water flowing and keeping the firefighters warm and things was a big concern for us.