Firefighters investigating after blaze engulfs home near Amherst

Firefighters are investigating what caused a fire that destroyed a house in a rural area southeast of Amherst early Friday morning.

They were called to the property on Pumping Station Road in Brookdale at around 5:15 a.m. and found the house engulfed in flames.

"When the alarm came in, we were told everyone was out of the house," Fire Chief Greg Jones said in a news release. "When we arrived on scene that was confirmed. No one was injured."

It took more than 90 minutes to put out the flames, the release said.