SALINE COUNTY —Authorities are working to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a rural Saline County home.
Just after 11:30p.m. Sunday, crews responded to the fire in the 5200 Block of East Water Well Road, according to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander
The homeowners, Connie Thompson-Dupes, 65, and Greg Dupes, 65, both of rural Saline County who drove up to the property and saw the flames.
The couple, who live elsewhere in the county, had been restoring the two-story stone structure and occasionally stayed there while working, according to Melander.
The building had both electric and gas connections, as well as a wood-burning stove.
Both Rural Fire District No. 1 and Rural Fire District No. 2 responded to the blaze. There were no injuries. Authorities did not release an estimated dollar loss early Monday.