Redmond-area home burns

A rural home south of Redmond was heavily damaged in a Friday evening fire, according to a Redmond Fire & Rescue news release.

Crews were called to the fire on Southwest 61st Street just before 7 p.m., and arrived to find the two-story house fully engulfed. The residents of the home, a family with two children, were not home at the time.

Fire crews remained on the scene into the night putting out hot spots. The cause of the fire is not yet known, and Redmond Fire & Rescue has not calculated an estimate of the losses.

The Red Cross was contacted to provide assistance to the displaced residents of the house.

— Bulletin staff report