Structure fire destroys home

PABLO — A mountain home near Pablo burned to the ground late Sunday afternoon, though no injuries and no damages were reported.

The fire started around 4:45 p.m. and by the time crews responded to the blaze on Snyder Hill Lane at the base of the Mission Mountains, the house was completely engulfed in flames.

“It was a total loss,” Ronan Fire Chief Mark Clary said. “When we arrived, there were flames wall to wall.”

The Ronan Fire Department had four engines, a heavy rescue vehicle and a water tender on the scene and received mutual aid from the Polson Fire Department, which brought two engines and a water tender.

The crews were able to prevent a nearby camper trailer at the scene from igniting.

The owners of the residence were not home at the time of the incident and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.