Fire claims house south of Kinistino

A home south of Kinistino was destroyed by fire Saturday morning.

The Kinistino Fire Department was called to the fire at 6:45 a.m. and the house and attached garage were ablaze when they arrived.

Crews were able to determine that nobody was home at the time of the fire, and firefighters worked the fire for three hours.

The scene was cleared after hot spots were put out.