A weekend fire in Fort Scott destroys a home and leaves tenant with minor injuries.

 Late Saturday night, crews from the Fort Scott Fire Department responded to the call of a structure fire. Crews arrives on the scene to find the home fully engulfed in flames.

A defensive fire attack was made because the structure was already 80% engulfed and the fire had also broken through the roof.

Crews battled the blaze through the early morning hours and were able to bring it under control before it could spread to neighboring homes. The home was declared a total loss, but the tenant was able to escape and was transported to a nearby hospital by Bourbon County EMS for evaluation. The person did lose two pets in the blaze.

Cause of the fire is currently being investigated by FSFD investigators along with assistance from the Kansas State Fire Marshal.