By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

SALINE COUNTY- A house in the rural Saline County community of Brookville was a total loss after a fire Saturday afternoon.

Just after 4:30p.m. Saturday, deputies and firefighters were sent to the 100 block of W. Third in Brookville&nbsp; for the report of a structure fire. Firefighters from both Rural Fire District No. 3 and Rural Fire District No. 7 responded to the blaze, according to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander.

The occupant of the house left a pot on the stove and also must have left the stove on. The house was a total loss, he noted.

Two cats died in the fire, Melander reported. Two dogs and a cat are missing, he added.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/9/1631029249608.jpeg" alt="Fire destroyed this Brookville house Saturday.Photo&nbsp; Saline County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>Fire destroyed this Brookville house Saturday.Photo&nbsp; Saline County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostSALINE COUNTY- A house in the rural Saline County community of Brookville was a total loss after a fire Saturday afternoon.Just after 4:30p.m. Saturday, deputies and firefighters were sent to the 100 block of W. Third in Brookville&nbsp; for the report of a structure fire. Firefighters from both Rural Fire District No. 3 and Rural Fire District No. 7 responded to the blaze, according to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander.The occupant of the house left a pot on the stove and also must have left the stove on. The house was a total loss, he noted.Two cats died in the fire, Melander reported. Two dogs and a cat are missing, he added.

Rural Kan. home a total loss after pot left on stove