Fire burns house west of Havre

Havre Fire Department responded Tuesday afternoon to a house fire on the 6200 Block of Second Street Northwest in Rural Fire 1 area near Beaver Creek Golf Course.

Fire Chief Mel Paulson said the department responded with five rigs and two ambulances, as well as three engines, though the number of engines was in part due to one engine breaking down en route.

The fire, which was called in at 4:30 p.m., caused extensive damage to the home and one person was treated on site but the person did not want to be transported to the hospital. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time, Paulson said, and is still under investigation.

The fire engine that broke down, he added, possibly has a blown engine, but it was towed back to town to get service.